Lot Essay
A stylistically similar Swiss snuff-box with indecipherable marks made in Geneva, circa 1760 is recorded in K. Snowman, Eighteenth Century Gold Boxes of Europe, London, 1990, p. 411, pl. 902 and 903.
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MARKED 'T', WITH CLOVER AND 'FLEURS-DE-LYS', GENEVA OR HANAU, CIRCA 1770
Details
A CONTINENTAL ROCOCO GOLD SNUFF-BOX
MARKED 'T', WITH CLOVER AND 'FLEURS-DE-LYS', GENEVA OR HANAU, CIRCA 1770
Rectangular box with bevelled edges, the hinged cover, sides and base engine-turned with vertical zigzag bands against horizontal wavy coin reeding
2 5/8 in. (65 mm.) wide
3½ oz. (102 gr.)
MARKED 'T', WITH CLOVER AND 'FLEURS-DE-LYS', GENEVA OR HANAU, CIRCA 1770
Rectangular box with bevelled edges, the hinged cover, sides and base engine-turned with vertical zigzag bands against horizontal wavy coin reeding
2 5/8 in. (65 mm.) wide
3½ oz. (102 gr.)
Provenance
with Kaufhaus des Westens, Berlin, 1996.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Brought to you by
Rodney Woolley
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