Property from the Alan and Simone Hartman Collection
A gold and enamel snuff box, Geneva, circa 1835
Lot Closed
May 15, 12:43 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 CHF
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Description
rectangular, the lid probably later applied with an oval enamel plaque of a putto on a bed of roses and other flowers against a black enamel background, within a plain gold locket frame, the black enamel ground to all sides decorated with colourful taille d'épargne floral scrollwork and tassled drapery, the base centred with a shaped cartouche painted with a flower spray including roses, lilies and forget-me-nots, apparently unmarked, in a modern leather case
length 6.4 cm; 2 1/2 in.
Sotheby's New York, 20 October 2009, lot 113;
Sotheby's New York, 8 April 2014, lot 181