A four-coloured gold snuff box, probably Hanau, circa 1765

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May 13, 10:13 AM GMT

Estimate

10,000 - 15,000 CHF

Lot Details

Description

of ingot shape, the lid chased with a young couple in landscape en quatre couleurs, in a scrollwork frame, on a reeded ground framed with a chased Greek key border, further hung with chased leafy garlands, the sides decorated with gold flower swags on a polished ground, the base centred with a chased putto, illegible rubbed marks only

7.6 cm, 3 in. wide

Sotheby’s London, 22 November, 1965, lot 4

Sotheby’s New York, Highly Important French Furniture, Decorations, Porcelain, Works of Art & Gold Boxes from the Collections of Henry Ford II, 25 February 1978, lot 10

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