A SILVER-GILT AND NIELLO SALT CELLAR AND TWO SNUFF BOXES

Lot 272
21.07.2020 17:00UTC +00:00
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Starting price
£ 4 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 370733
Lot 272 | A SILVER-GILT AND NIELLO SALT CELLAR AND TWO SNUFF BOXES
Estimate value
£ 4 000 – 6 000
The salt cellar, of bulbous form, on three dolphin-shaped feet, with a detachable cover, nielloed overall with allegorical figures, within laurel cartouches and swags, the cover surmounted by a finial, marked under base; one snuff box, nielloed overall with pastoral scenes over a stippled ground, marked inside cover and base; the other snuff box, similarly nielloed with hunting scenes over a stippled ground, possibly remounted, with later continental marks on rim
The salt cellar, 4 in. (10 cm.) high with cover, and smaller
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
United Kingdom
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