Important Gold Boxes from a Private European Family Collection
A gold and enamel snuff box, Frantz Bergs, Stockholm, 1759
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May 16, 01:41 PM GMT
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 CHF
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Description
rectangular, the lid decorated with a lady's dance party in sapphire blue basse-taille enamel, the sides and base enamelled with trees and flowers in the same technique, the gold ground engraved with chequered bands and floral borders around the sides and angles, maker's mark, town mark, date letter, state and 20K marks, later French control marks,
6.4 cm; 2 ½ in. wide
Vicomtesse de Couvral (1816-1901);
The Property of a Gentleman, sold Sotheby's Monaco, 29 November 1975, lot 21
Erik Andrén, Brynolf Hellner, Carl Hernmarck, Kersti Holmquist, venskt Silversmide, Guld- och Silverstämplar, Stockholm, 1963, p. 791