Lot 33
Lot 33
THE COLLECTION OF ADOLPHUS ANDREWS, JR. AND EMILY TAYLOR ANDREWS
AN ENAMELED AND GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE SNUFF BOX

THE HARDSTONE GERMAN, 18TH CENTURY, THE GOLD MOUNTS MARK OF MICHEL CALLAUT, PARIS, CIRCA 1800

Price Realised USD 16,380
Estimate
USD 4,000 - USD 6,000
Closed: 18 Jun 2024
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AN ENAMELED AND GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE SNUFF BOX

THE HARDSTONE GERMAN, 18TH CENTURY, THE GOLD MOUNTS MARK OF MICHEL CALLAUT, PARIS, CIRCA 1800

Price Realised USD 16,380
Closed: 18 Jun 2024
Price Realised USD 16,380
Closed: 18 Jun 2024
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Realistically carved in grey agate as a mouse after an 18th century Meissen porcelain model, the gold mounts with a band of blue enamel decorated with gold scrolls and foliage, the base in translucent brown agate carved with four mouse-form supports, marked on flange of base with maker's mark and French control mark
258 in. (6.7 cm.) long
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Bonhams, London, 21 November 2003, lot 251.
Acquired from D.S. Lavender Antiques, Ltd., London, 2004.
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