A TREASURY OF VERTU: Important Gold Boxes from a Private Family Collection
A TREASURY OF VERTU: Important Gold Boxes from a Private Family Collection
A jewelled gold and hardstone snuff box, probably Berlin, possibly for the Russian Market, circa 1770
Auction Closed
December 10, 02:29 PM GMT
Estimate
180,000 - 250,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A jewelled gold and hardstone snuff box, probably Berlin, possibly for the Russian Market, circa 1770
rectangular, mounted en cage, the bloodstone lid and side panels carved with diamond-set rococo scrollwork enhanced by rubies, the lid centred with an exuberant firework display of variously-shaped diamonds above an oriental architectural capriccio, the protruding thumbpiece richly chased and set with further rose diamonds, each corner applied with a diamond-set miniature doric column, stepped base, unmarked, in fishskin case,
7.4 cm., 3 in. wide