Fabergé, Gold Boxes, Vertu & Imperial Works of Art
Fabergé, Gold Boxes, Vertu & Imperial Works of Art
Property of a Gentleman
An unusual gold and enamel snuff box, probably French, 19th century,
Auction Closed
November 28, 05:26 PM GMT
Estimate
18,000 - 25,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
An unusual gold and enamel snuff box, probably French, 19th century,
rectangular, all sides decorated with subjects from Jean de La Fontaine’s Fables, in dark green and blue basse-taille enamel, on an engraved gold ground, each fable framed by a dark blue basse-taille ribbon intertwined with branches, gold lined, apparently unmarked apart from later French hibou control marks,
length 8.9 cm; 3 1/2 in.
Bernard Franck Collection, Paris, early 20th century;
Sotheby's New York, 16 April 2015, lot 150
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