ID 437254
Lot 96 | AN ITALIAN GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE SNUFF-BOX SET WITH A MICRO...
Estimate value
£ 8 000 – 12 000
PROBABLY ROME, CIRCA 1820
rectangular black lavastone box with canted corners, the cover set with an oval micromosaic plaque depicting a seated spaniel in a mountainous landscape within a gold frame chased with scrolls, the rose-gold rim mounts and thumbpiece chased with scrolling foliage
2 ½ in. (63 mm.) wide
| Applied technique: | Micromosaic |
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| Medium: | Stone |
| Auction house category: | Boxes and Cases |
| Applied technique: | Micromosaic |
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| Medium: | Stone |
| 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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