ID 1027786
Lot 311 | A GERMAN JEWELED AND GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE SNUFF-BOX
Estimate value
$ 6 000 – 8 000
DRESDEN, CIRCA 1750; WITH LATER FRENCH CONTROL MARK TWICE
Realistically carved in translucent brown agate in the shape of a reclining lamb, with silver-mounted diamond-set eyes, the base from translucent agate mounted à cage within molded gold mounts, the thumbpiece set with silver-mounted diamonds and a gold-mounted ruby
3 in. (8 cm.) long
4 oz. 18 dwt. (153 gr.) gross weight
Provenance
The Collection of the Rothschild Family.
By descent to the present owners.
| Medium: | Gold, Stone |
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| Place of origin: | Western Europe, Germany, Europe |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Cans and snuffboxes, Boxes and Cases |
| Medium: | Gold, Stone |
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| Place of origin: | Western Europe, Germany, Europe |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Cans and snuffboxes, Boxes and Cases |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 20 Rockefeller Plaza 10020 New York USA | ||||||||||||||
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