Details
A FRENCH JEWELLED AMETHYST AND GOLD-MOUNTED QUARTZ SNUFF BOX
CIRCA 1870, SIGNED MELLERIO, R. PAIX, 9
Oval, the sides applied with chased gold grapes and set with brilliants, the hinged cover set with an amethyst carving of a classical maiden within a border of brilliants, signed on flange--2 1/8in.(5.4cm.) long
CIRCA 1870, SIGNED MELLERIO, R. PAIX, 9
Oval, the sides applied with chased gold grapes and set with brilliants, the hinged cover set with an amethyst carving of a classical maiden within a border of brilliants, signed on flange--2 1/8in.(5.4cm.) long
Provenance
The Palace Collections of Egypt, Sotheby's, Cairo
Parke-Bernet, New York, October 26, 1963, p. 57
Parke-Bernet, New York, October 26, 1963, p. 57