FOUR SILVER, SILVER-GILT AND GILT-METAL COWRIE SHELL SNUFF-BOXES

Lot 206
19.07.2022 11:00UTC +00:00
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£ 2 016
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 795394
Lot 206 | FOUR SILVER, SILVER-GILT AND GILT-METAL COWRIE SHELL SNUFF-BOXES
Estimate value
£ 2 000 – 3 000
The Russian box cover with part shell and plain silver-gilt mount, marked on the mounts; the silver box with mother-of-pearl cover engraved with birds on flower ground; one with gilt-metal cover embossed and chased with two birds surrounded by rococo scrolls and flowers on matted ground; another gilt-metal one with mother-of-pearl cover chased with two lovebirds on a backdrop of flowers
31/2 in. (9 cm.); 57/8 in. (7.3 cm.); the last two: 31/8 in. (8 cm.) long
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
United Kingdom
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