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Lot 111
  • 111

A Gold and bloodstone snuff box, English or German, circa 1735

Estimate
12,000 - 15,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • length 3in. (7.6cm)
of cartouche form, chased with panels of foliage enclosing a pair of ducks, a hound pursuing a fox, rabbits, and fruit, on finely matted ground, the cover with a beveled agate panel, unmarked except for later Austrian control mark

Condition

good condition, decoration crisp, base panel possibly a replacement for bloodstone panel
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