Fabergé, Gold Boxes, Vertu & Imperial Works of Art

Fabergé, Gold Boxes, Vertu & Imperial Works of Art

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 186. A jewelled gold and enamel Royal presentation snuff box,.

A jewelled gold and enamel Royal presentation snuff box,

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Auction Closed

November 28, 05:26 PM GMT

Estimate

8,000 - 12,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

rectangular with rounded corners, the lid applied with the crowned diamond-set cipher of Vittorio Emmanuele II, King of Piedmont and Sardinia (1820-1878), on an oval translucent blue enamel plaque over sun-ray engine turning, on an engine-turned ground overlaid with acanthus-hung geometrical strapwork, the sides and base similarly decorated, the base further centred with the engraved Royal coat of arms of the Kingdom of Italy, apparently unmarked,


8.3cm., 3 1/4 in. wide

Sotheby's London, 1 June 2006, lot 48

Victor Emmanuel II became the first King of a united Italy in 1861, already holding the title of King of Piedmont and Sardinia since 1849. 

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