STYLE: European Silver, Gold Boxes and Ceramics

STYLE: European Silver, Gold Boxes and Ceramics

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A JEWELLED GOLD AND ENAMEL PRESENTATION SNUFF BOX, PROBABLY GERMAN, CIRCA 1860

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