STYLE: European Silver, Gold Boxes and Ceramics
STYLE: European Silver, Gold Boxes and Ceramics
Auction Closed
November 11, 04:08 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A JEWELLED GOLD AND ENAMEL PRESENTATION SNUFF BOX, PROBABLY GERMAN, CIRCA 1860
rectangular with rounded corners, the lid probably later applied with the rose diamond-set cipher of Napoleon III below an Imperial crown over dark blue enamel on a wavy engine-turned ground, the lid, sides and base engine-turned with patterns and delicate scrolls, interlaced borders, the interior struck 18 K only
9 cm., 3½in. wide