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
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Price Realised USD 16,380
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USD 4,000 - USD 6,000
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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
Further similar mouse-form hardstone snuff boxes have been sold from the Rothschild Collection, Christie's, New York, 13 October 2023, lot 316, and at Sotheby's, Paris, 16 March 2005, lot 35.
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THE HARDSTONE GERMAN, 18TH CENTURY, THE GOLD MOUNTS MARK OF MICHEL CALLAUT, PARIS, CIRCA 1800AN ENAMELED AND GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE SNUFF BOXEstimate: USD 4,000 - 6,000
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Overall with some minor wear and tiny scratches, the stone with some natural inclusions, some wear specifically to the mouse-form supports on the ears and where they rest on a surface, the French control mark probably the gold 3rd. standard mark used 1795-1797, with an associated custom red velvet stand and red leather box, good condition.
17⁄8 in. (4.8 cm.) high, 11⁄2 in. (3.8 cm.) wide
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THE HARDSTONE GERMAN, 18TH CENTURY, THE GOLD MOUNTS MARK OF MICHEL CALLAUT, PARIS, CIRCA 1800AN ENAMELED AND GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE SNUFF BOXEstimate: USD 4,000 - 6,000
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