A GERMAN SILVER-GILT MOUNTED JEWELLED MOTHER-OF-PEARL SNUFF-BOX
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A GERMAN SILVER-GILT MOUNTED JEWELLED MOTHER-OF-PEARL SNUFF-BOX

APPARENTLY UNMARKED, 19TH CENTURY

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A GERMAN SILVER-GILT MOUNTED JEWELLED MOTHER-OF-PEARL SNUFF-BOX
APPARENTLY UNMARKED, 19TH CENTURY
Oblong, the hinged cover with carved and gold heightened mother-of-pearl figures in an exotic landscape, applied to a plain mother-of-pearl ground, with a diamond, emerald and ruby set thumbpiece, the sides similarly decorated and with diamond set corners, the base with exotic birds and animals, the interior gilded, marked inside and on cover with incuse crown, eagle and rampant beast, further stamped '2826', the cover with French import marks
3 in. (77 mm.) wide
Provenance
Sotheby's, London, 18 June 1979, lot 62.
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
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