Fabergé, Gold Boxes & Vertu | Including the Castle Howard Collection

Fabergé, Gold Boxes & Vertu | Including the Castle Howard Collection

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 1151. A gold and enamel snuff box, Gustav Wancke, Berlin, circa 1790.

Property from the Alan and Simone Hartman Collection

A gold and enamel snuff box, Gustav Wancke, Berlin, circa 1790

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May 16, 03:01 PM GMT

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7,000 - 10,000 CHF

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Description

oval, the lid set with an oval enamel miniature of a philosopher's portrait in profile, surrounded by chased leafy gold scrollwork and a white taille d'épargne enamel border of anthemion, the base with a spray of roses, the interior of the lid engraved with a presentation inscription reading: Zum Andenken Erhalten von Ihro Majestaet der Kaiserin von Russland, Elisabeth Alexievna, Conitz D. 19 Januar 1814, L. Schwartz, maker's mark in fitted leather case presentation case,

9.3 cm; 3 ⅝ in. wide

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