Property from a Private Collection
A jewelled gold and enamel snuff box, Hanau, circa 1805
Lot Closed
May 15, 12:21 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 CHF
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Description
rectangular, the lid centred with an enamel painting of Columbus Breaking the Egg, after the engraving by William Hogarth (1752), within a black taille d'épargne border of stylised acanthus leaves alternating with graduated rose-cut diamonds, bordered by opaque pale blue enamel bands, the sides and base similarly decorated around translucent dark blue enamel over moiré engine-turning, framed in interlaced gold paillon borders, rubbed Hanau cogwheel mark only, in the original shagreen presentation case,
length 9 cm; 3 1/2 in.