Lot 448
  • 448

A gold and enamel snuff box, probably Hanau, circa 1835

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • gold, enamel
  • width 8.8cm, 3 1/2 in.
the lid centred with a torch on blue champlevé enamel ground within engine-turned arches, their spandrels with flowers on black grounds, white line and leaf trail borders, apparently unmarked

Condition

The surfaces with some scratches and shallow dents, some enamel losses to the white line borders.
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