En forme de cartouche, le corps en cristal de roche taillé sur la partie inférieure de canaux et sur la partie frontale de deux enroulements formant cartouche, le couvercle à charnière à décor d’une coquille tourbillonnante, les montures en or moulurée de filets, apparemment sans poinçon.
H.: 6 cm. (2³⁄₈ in.)
Poids brut: 117 gr. (3 oz. 15 dwt.)

Property of the Ervika Foundation; Christie's, New York, 19 octobre 2001, lot 37.

A GERMAN GOLD-MOUNTED ROCK CRYSTAL SNUFF-BOX
APPARENTLY UNMARKED, SECOND HALF OF THE 18TH CENTURY
Cartouche shaped, the rock crystal body part-fluted, with spiral fluted cover and reeded gold mounts

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