Gold Boxes & Objects of Vertu Highlights

The Hope Cup. A magnificent gold, enamel and hardstone vase, Jean-Valentin Morel, Paris, 1855, made for the Exposition Universelle

LOT SOLD: 2,117,000 GBP

A rare hardstone appliqué snuff box with two-colour gold mounts, ** Hoffman, probably Berlin, circa 1770

LOT SOLD: 750,000 GBP

A rare pearl-set four-coloured gold and enamel musical 'temple' automaton snuff box, Geneva, circa 1810/15

LOT SOLD: 381,000 CHF

A gold and enamel snuff box, Anders Liedberg, Stockholm, circa 1763

LOT SOLD: 340,000 GBP

A gold and enamel snuff box, Jean Frémin, Paris, 1753/54

LOT SOLD: 324,000 GBP

A magnificent jewelled gold and pietra dura 'Steinkabinett' box, Johann Christian Neuber, Dresden, circa 1765

LOT SOLD: 330,200 CHF

A gold-mounted boîte-à-miniature, Jean Ducrollay, Paris, 1750, the miniatures by Jacques Charlier

LOT SOLD: 190,500 CHF

A gold-mounted lacquer and piqué cagework snuff box, Louis Roucel, Paris, 1763/1764

LOT SOLD: 127,000 CHF

A gold-mounted aquamarine desk seal, Hunt & Roskell, London, circa 1845

LOT SOLD: 101,600 GBP

A gold-mounted micromosaic and hardstone snuff box, Rome, circa 1820

LOT SOLD: 72,000 GBP