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CIRCA 1770
Details
A GILT-METAL MOUNTED ENAMEL SNUFF-BOX
circa 1770
Flattened rectangular white enamelled copper box in the shape of an envelope with folded corner, convex sides and slightly raised cover, the hinged cover painted with the inscription 'A Mademoiselle Mademoiselle aux yeux vainqueurs chez elle', the base painted with a rose coloured seal inscribed 'vous me Guidez' around a star, the inside of the lid painted with a waist-length portrait of a lady with straw hat, green bodice and pink cloak, against a foliage ground, moulded and reeded gilt-metal mounts with flaring scrolling thumbpiece
3 1/8 (83 mm.) long
circa 1770
Flattened rectangular white enamelled copper box in the shape of an envelope with folded corner, convex sides and slightly raised cover, the hinged cover painted with the inscription 'A Mademoiselle Mademoiselle aux yeux vainqueurs chez elle', the base painted with a rose coloured seal inscribed 'vous me Guidez' around a star, the inside of the lid painted with a waist-length portrait of a lady with straw hat, green bodice and pink cloak, against a foliage ground, moulded and reeded gilt-metal mounts with flaring scrolling thumbpiece
3 1/8 (83 mm.) long
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 17 April 1996, lot 10.
With S. J. Phillips Ltd., London, 1996, acquired by
Dr Anton C. R. Dreesmann (inventory no. F-210).
With S. J. Phillips Ltd., London, 1996, acquired by
Dr Anton C. R. Dreesmann (inventory no. F-210).
Special notice
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