ID 848653
Lot 42 | A LOUIS XV GOLD-MOUNTED MOTHER-OF-PEARL DOUBLE OPENING SNUFF-BOX
Estimate value
£ 6 000 – 8 000
MARKED PARIS, WITH CHARGE AND DECHARGE OF LOUIS ROBIN 1738-1744, MAKER'S MARK ILLEGIBLE
Barrel-shaped box opening on both ends with hinged lids within reeded gold rims, the mother-of-pearl slats held by two gold reeded ribs
2 1/8 in. (55 mm.) high
Provenance
Acquired from S.J. Phillips, Ltd., London, 30 June 1972.
| Medium: | Gold, Mother-of-pearl, Precious stones, Pearls |
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| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Cans and snuffboxes, Boxes and Cases |
| Medium: | Gold, Mother-of-pearl, Precious stones, Pearls |
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| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Cans and snuffboxes, Boxes and Cases |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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