ID 437306
Lot 81 | AN AUSTRIAN ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
Estimate value
£ 6 000 – 8 000
BY FRIEDRICH WIRTH (FL. 1792-1813), VIENNA, 1807; STRUCK WITH VIENNA TAX MARK AND LATER AUSTRIAN GOLD CONTROL MARK (1824-1866)
rectangular with rounded corners, the cover with an oblong enamel plaque depicting a young family with child in a wooded landscape framed by a white and sky-blue enamel border of quatrefoils and roundels within a raised foliate border, the sides and base with band of peak-pattern engine-turning alternating with foliate border, centred on the base with panel of basket weaving and small shield later engraved with initials 'AIRK'
3 3/8 in. (87 mm.)
| Medium: | Gold |
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| Place of origin: | Austria |
| Auction house category: | Boxes and Cases |
| Medium: | Gold |
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| Place of origin: | Austria |
| Auction house category: | Boxes and Cases |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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