Lot 18
A Gold and Enamel Decorated Snuff Box
Sale 1090 - Gold Boxes and Vertu from the Estate of a Prominent Kansas City Collector
Oct 18, 2022
9:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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Estimate
$10,000 -
15,000
Price Realized
$17,500
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
A Gold and Enamel Decorated Snuff Box
Likely Swiss, Early 19th Century
of rectangular form with rounded corners, the lid centered with a Swiss enamel plaque of figures and cherries, the border of lid and underside decorated with light blue enamel fans alternating with rinceau and floral swag decoration on an opaque black enamel ground, the sides and underside decorated with translucent blue enamel over floral and foliate engine-turned decoration.
marked twice with a later French eagle-head assay on interior flange
Width 3 1/8 inches.
marked twice with a later French eagle-head assay on interior flange
Width 3 1/8 inches.
Property from the Estate of a Prominent Kansas City Collector
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