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A Jeweled Gold, Enamel and Hardstone Snuff Box, 19th Century

No reserve

Auction Closed

October 16, 06:35 PM GMT

Estimate

5,000 - 7,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

cartouche-shaped, the agate lid applied with an oval enamel portrait miniature of Louis XIV, in the manner of Petitot, in a rose-cut diamond-set frame, the gold mounts decorated with raised enamel flowers alternating with chased scrolls and rocailles on a sablé ground, the waisted sides set with a small thumbpiece, the agate panel on the base held in a reeded footrim, French prestige marks


Length 3 in.

7.4 cm

Christie's New York, 17 May 2011, lot 2