A TREASURY OF VERTU: Important Gold Boxes from a Private Family Collection

A TREASURY OF VERTU: Important Gold Boxes from a Private Family Collection

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 4. A chased gold snuff box in the form of a shell, probably English or German, circa 1740.

A chased gold snuff box in the form of a shell, probably English or German, circa 1740

Auction Closed

December 10, 02:29 PM GMT

Estimate

15,000 - 20,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

A chased gold snuff box in the form of a shell, probably English or German, circa 1740


the lid chased with a seated allegorical female figure representing the arts of war, further chased with snarling masks and scrolls on a diaper ground, apparently unmarked,

6.2 cm. 2 1/2 in. wide