Details
Oblongue en forme de goutte, à double-ouverture et charnière centrale, décorée sur toutes les faces en vernis européen, de motifs en grisaille figurant des chérubins tirant une guirlande de fleurs d’un panier, sur le côtés des paysages sur fond jaune dans des montures en or ciselées de feuilles d’acanthe, apparemment sans poinçons
L.: 11 cm. (458 in.)
Poids brut: 107 gr. (3 oz 8 dwt.)
Provenance
Vente Sotheby's, Londres, 8 juin 1999, lot 143.
FURTHER DETAILS
A GOLD AND LACQUER DOUBLE-OPENING SNUFF BOX
PROBABLY ITALY, CIRCA 1785
Oblong of drop form, opening from each end with off-centre hinge, the gold mounts engraved with an acanthus leaf border framing yellow Vernis Martin reserves painted in sepia tones with garland held by putti and landscapes running along the sides, apparently unmarked
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