A GOLD AND ENAMEL SNUFF BOX, PROBABLY VIENNA, CIRCA 1770
Auction Closed
July 14, 12:35 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A GOLD AND ENAMEL SNUFF BOX, PROBABLY VIENNA, CIRCA 1770
oval, the slightly domed lid and sides painted with animated tavern and kitchen scenes, in the manner of P. E. Schindler, that on the lid after La lecture de la Bible, by Jean-Baptiste Greuze, the base with a charming domestic vignette of a couple playing with their five pug dogs, chevron-engraved gold mounts, gold lining, apparently unmarked apart from later French control marks
7cm., 2¾in. wide
The 3rd Baron Rothschild, sale, 'Highly Important Gold Boxes - the Property of the Lord Rothschild, G.B.E., G.M., F.R.S.', Christie's London, 30 June 1982, lot 42