A Gold-Mounted Hardstone Snuff Box, Continental, Early 19th Century
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 USD
Lot Details
Description
A Gold-Mounted Hardstone Snuff Box, Continental, Early 19th Century
rectangular with cut corners, the lid and base mounted with semi-translucent amber-coloured agate panels with patterns vaguely resembling a sunrise, the polished gold sides with slightly raised mounts, apparently unmarked
Width 2 ⅝ in.; 6.7 cm
The Althorp Attic sale, Christie's, South Kensington, July 7-8 2010, lot 92;
Iberian Private Collection, sold, Christie's, London, December 8 2011, lot 194;
Where acquired by the present collector.
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