The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma
The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma
A gold-mounted petrified wood snuff box, probably Dresden, circa 1765
Auction Closed
March 24, 08:41 PM GMT
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A gold-mounted petrified wood snuff box, probably Dresden, circa 1765
rectangular, the lid and base rose engine-turned in petrified wood from Tharandt (Saxony), broad wavy gold mounts, slightly protruding thumbpiece, unmarked
7.1cm. wide
For a gold-mounted box of similar size and shape, turned with a comparable basket weave pattern from bloodstone rather than petrified wood, Berlin, circa 1760, see exhibition catalogue The Art of The Jeweller, A La Vieille Russie, New York, 1968, no. 133