ID 935979
Lot 37 | A GROUP OF SIX GILT-MOUNTED ENAMEL AND PORCELAIN SNUFF-BOXES, VINAIGRETTE AND SCENT BOTTLE
Estimate value
£ 1 500 – 2 000
- three rectangular pink-ground snuff-boxes of varying sizes with white highlights and featuring neoclassical landscapes on the covers and flower sprays on the side;
- an egg-shaped pin-ground vinaigrette with flower spray in beaded medallion and inscription on the cover 'A TOKEN OF ESTEEM';
- a white-ground scent bottle with gilt highlights forming cartouches for a harbour scene on one side and a courting couple on the other, with bird stopper held by a chain;
- a gilt-mounted porcelain bottle, dark blue ground with gilt painted trelliswork framing cartouches centred by bird in foliage, with enamelled inscription reading on the collar 'A CELLE QUE J'AIME' and around the foot-rim 'SOUVENIR PARFUME DE NOS AMOURS', the underside applied with a glass pastille simulating a moss agate
the snuff-box: 31/2 in. (9 cm.) to 23/4 in. (7 cm.); the scent bottle: 33/8 in. (8.5 cm.) high
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Enamel |
| Place of origin: | United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | Bottles, jars & flasks, Cans and snuffboxes |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Enamel |
| Place of origin: | United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | Bottles, jars & flasks, Cans and snuffboxes |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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| Phone | +44 (0)20 7839 9060 | |
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| Conditions of purchase | Conditions of purchase |







