Lot Essay
Two similar snuffboxes were sold at Sotheby's, New York, November 30, 1994, lot 164.
Details
AN INDIAN GEM-SET, GOLD AND ENAMEL BOX
JAIPUR
Rectangular with canted corners, the base, sides and hinged cover with green, red, blue and white enamelled birds and foliage, the cover with band of red chevron and with flowerhead set with diamonds and an emerald on red ground, the interior cover with enamelled flower boss, apparently unmarked
1½in. (3.8cm.) long
JAIPUR
Rectangular with canted corners, the base, sides and hinged cover with green, red, blue and white enamelled birds and foliage, the cover with band of red chevron and with flowerhead set with diamonds and an emerald on red ground, the interior cover with enamelled flower boss, apparently unmarked
1½in. (3.8cm.) long