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A Gold and Hardstone Snuff Box, Probably English, circa 1735

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.