A two-colored gold snuff box, Geneva, circa 1790/1795
No reserve
Auction Closed
October 16, 06:35 PM GMT
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 USD
Lot Details
Description
oval, the lid centered with an octagonal plaque chased with a dog barking at birds circling over a fruit basket by an altar of love, surrounded by engraved and bright-cut foliate scrolls on a gold ground with concentric engine-turning, framed by scrollwork and floral borders on a sablé ground, the sides and base similarly decorated, maker's mark VM incuse only
Length 2 ¾ in.
7 cm
Bulgari, Rome;
Sotheby's London, 6 November 2014, lot 66
