Property from the Alan and Simone Hartman Collection
A varicolour gold snuff box in 18th century taste
Lot Closed
May 15, 11:45 AM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 CHF
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Description
oval, the lid chased with the goddess Minerva assisted by three putti, within a lobed cartouche hung with ribbons and palms, on an engraved ground, the base with a chased military trophy within similar borders, the sides with floral bouquets and swags between classical urns, the rim spuriously engraved Ador a A St Petersburg, apparently unmarked apart from spurious French hibou control mark
length 9 cm; 3 1/2 in.
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Sotheby's Geneva, 23 November 1978, lot 43;
Sotheby's London, 27 May 2004, lot 176