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Property from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

A Gold-Mounted Hardstone Appliqué Snuff Box, Nineteenth Century, in Dresden 18th Century Style

Live auction begins on:

June 17, 03:00 PM GMT

Estimate

8,000 - 12,000 USD

Bid

5,500 USD

Lot Details

Description

oval, the lid of the quartz body set with an oval lava stone plaque inset with a carved and painted crystal peacock butterfly, in a gold frame within garlands of appliqué hardstone and paste flowers on bloodstone and nephrite leaves and stems, the engraved rose gold mounts overlaid with chased yellow gold laurel garlands, apparently unmarked


3 ⅛ in., 7.9 cm. wide

The Estate of Ailsa Mellon Bruce