From the collection of a European family, Part I
A small pearl-set gold and enamel snuff box, Souchay family, Hanau, circa 1795/1800
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May 15, 11:54 AM GMT
Estimate
9,000 - 12,000 CHF
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Description
rectangular with cut corners, the lid set with a Geneva enamel plaque painted with Lot and his daughters, framed with split pearls, the sides and base decorated in translucent dark green enamel over bands of scale engine-turning and within interlaced gold paillon borders, outer dark blue enamel borders with tulip and crescent moon paillons in gold and turquoise,
length 6.7 cm; 2 5/8 in.
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Sotheby's London, 2 February 2004, lot 30;
Sotheby’s Paris, 15 April 2010, lot 29