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A Group of Four Mother-of-Pearl Objects of Vertu, Early 19th Century

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August 26, 05:20 PM GMT

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2,500 - 3,500 USD

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Description

comprising a small mother-of-pearl table snuff box in the shape of a miniature casket, with gilt-bronze mounts, probably Palais Royal, early 19th century; a rectangular silver-mounted snuff box engraved with a Chinoiserie landscape, the panels probably Chinese Export; a cut-cornered rectangular mother-of-pearl toothpick case, probably English, circa 1800, the lid engraved with initials EH surrounded by floral foliage; and a mother-of-pearl table snuff box, attributed to Balthasar Wiegand, Vienna, early 19th century, the lid set with a portrait miniature on cardboard, painted with the Viennese landmark 'Spinnerin am Kreuz' flanked by horse carriages and figures, a view of Vienna in the distance, the miniature now detached, all with painted museum numbers


length of the largest: 5 ⅛ in.; 13 cm

length of the smallest: 2 ⅞ in.; 7 cm