Lot 70
  • 70

Tabatière en or de quatre couleurs et émail, A four-colour gold and enamel snuff box

Estimate
4,500 - 6,000 EUR
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Description

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    A four-colour gold and enamel snuff box

  • width 8.5cm, 3 3/8 in
apparently unmarked, probably Hanau, circa 1840



rectangular, the lid chased and applied in coloured golds with a flowering urn above dolphin supports on a sablé ground within a leafy blue enamel border, the sides and base with wavy engine-turning

Condition

Excellent, crisp condition.
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