A gold boite-à-miniature, probably English, circa 1710/15
Lot Closed
May 26, 12:35 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A gold boite-à-miniature
probably English, circa 1710/15
of oval shape, the slightly domed polished lid decorated with an oval ornament of leafy foliage around a stylised Maltese cross on a sablé ground, engraved with a crest, the underside similarly decorated, the interior of the lid later inset with a portrait miniature of a lady, attributed to Mrs Anne Mee, née Foldstone, circa 1795,
8.5cm., 3 3/4 in. high
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