
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A Gold and Hardstone Snuff Box, Probably English, circa 1735
oval, the lid and base of honey-colored agate with mossy inclusions, the gold sides chased with panels of flowers, scrollwork and volutes, apparently unmarked apart from post-1918 French eagle's head control marks for 18 ct gold,
Length 3 ⅛ in.; 7.9 cm
Sotheby's, Paris, November 8, 2012, lot 49;
Where acquired by the present collector.
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