Lot 32
A George III Gold and Jewel Mounted Carved Bloodstone Clock-Inset 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
$6,000 -
8,000
Price Realized
$9,375
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
A George III Gold and Jewel Mounted Carved Bloodstone Clock-Inset Snuff Box
18th Century
the works signed 'Rob Sellers-London', the exterior with gold cagework decoration in the rococo taste, the lid with a jewel-inset thumbpiece and lifting to reveal an enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numeral dial, the base lid opening to a vacant interior compartment.
the interior rim of base double marked with later French Eagle-Head hallmark for 18-karat gold
Height 1 3/4 x diameter 2 1/8 inches.
the interior rim of base double marked with later French Eagle-Head hallmark for 18-karat gold
Height 1 3/4 x diameter 2 1/8 inches.
Property from the Estate of a Prominent Kansas City Collector
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