A LOUIS XV ENAMELLED FOUR-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF BOX

Lot 38
18.04.2023 13:00UTC +00:00
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£ 22 680
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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Lot 38 | A LOUIS XV ENAMELLED FOUR-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF BOX
Estimate value
£ 20 000 – 30 000
Large oval box, the cover, base and sides finely chased in four-colour gold with scenes in the manner of David Teniers the Younger against a horizontally reeded ground, on the cover three gentlemen seated at a table drinking and smoking a pipe while the third plays the flute, the base with a couple drinking, the front panel depicting a man playing the bagpipe with his dog sleeping nearby, the back features a young boy fishing, on each ends a music trophy and a harvest trophy, all the scenes framed by scrolling foliage forming cartouches enamelled en plein
33/8 in. (85 mm.) wide
gross weight 4 oz. 10 dwt. (170 gr.)
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
United Kingdom
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