tabatière en ivoire et cristal de roche à montures en or, Allemagne, vers 1730

de forme cartouche, le couvercle orné d'un panneau en ivoire, au délicat décor en haut relief du Sacrifice d'Iphigénie, les panneaux de cristal bordé de montures en or ondulées et formant, sur le couvercle, des paliers pour imiter l'ivoire guilloché, dans un étui moderne en velours Asprey

of cartouche form, the lid inset with an ivory panel, probably German, circa 1730, delicately carved in high relief with the Sacrifice of Iphigenia, the crystal held within wavy gold cagework mounts graduated on the lid imitating engine-turned ivory, in modern velvet Asprey case

Generally very good condition apart from one very small chip to edge of crystal panel on front just next to right hand gold divider. Ivory in extremely good condition despite fragility.
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Pour une boîte en ivoire, au couvercle également décoré d'une scène mythologique et aux montures également ciselées en palier, voir Sotheby's Zurich, 6 mai 1980, lot 102.

For an ivory box , the lid also carved with a classical subject and contained within very similar graduated wavy gold mounts, see Sotheby's Zurich, 6 May 1980, lot 102.