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PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTION
AN AUSTRIAN GOLD SNUFF-BOX
VIENNA, CIRCA 1830, MAKER'S MARK EM, ATTRIBUTED TO ELIAS MONTOISON
Details
AN AUSTRIAN GOLD SNUFF-BOX
VIENNA, CIRCA 1830, MAKER'S MARK EM, ATTRIBUTED TO ELIAS MONTOISON
Rectangular, with cut corners, the cover chased and engraved with floral scrolls, engine-turned reeding and two dolphins at the lower corners, the base with conforming decoration and with a sunburst motif in the central reserve, the sides with horizontal engine-turned panels, the corners chased with leaves, marked on body and cover
3½ in. (8.7 cm.) long
VIENNA, CIRCA 1830, MAKER'S MARK EM, ATTRIBUTED TO ELIAS MONTOISON
Rectangular, with cut corners, the cover chased and engraved with floral scrolls, engine-turned reeding and two dolphins at the lower corners, the base with conforming decoration and with a sunburst motif in the central reserve, the sides with horizontal engine-turned panels, the corners chased with leaves, marked on body and cover
3½ in. (8.7 cm.) long
Provenance
Christie's, Geneva, lot 258, 14 May 1996