Lot 94 B
94 B
A RARE CIRCULAR GOLD AND ENAMEL WATCH-CASE altered to a snuff-box with gold lining, the case pierced and enamelled with coloured flowers, the cover medallion painted with further flowers in blue border (enamel chipped), circa 1650

Details
A RARE CIRCULAR GOLD AND ENAMEL WATCH-CASE altered to a snuff-box with gold lining, the case pierced and enamelled with coloured flowers, the cover medallion painted with further flowers in blue border (enamel chipped), circa 1650
4.5cm. diam.
Provenance
Melvin Gutman, sale Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc., 3 April, 1970, lot 110 and Christie's, New York, 2 November, 1977, lot 13

J. Evans, A History of Jewellery 1100-1870 (1953) pl. 110

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