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PROBABLY 19TH CENTURY
Details
TWO SILVER-GILT AND TWO GILT-METAL SNUFF-BOXES
PROBABLY 19TH CENTURY
Ingot-shaped, all over engine-turned with bright-cut diaper pattern panels within fluted borders, the hinged cover centred with a chased rocaille cartouche within scrolling foliate border, slightly raised incorporated silver thumbpiece, French, maker's mark P.A.G.; together with, a rectangular box, the hinged cover with deeply chased scrolling foliate borders, the sides and slightly domed base engine-turned with horizontal reeding; together with, two gilt-metal snuff-boxes, one ingot-shaped, the cover and sides sides chased with raised repoussé and scrolling foliage, the cover set with a decorative miniature on ivory of a lady; the other rectangular, the cover and base engine-turned with scalework pattern, the cover with scrolling foliate chased border, hinged lid with slightly raised thumbpiece
2¾ in. (71 mm.) to 5 in. (128 mm.) wide (4)
PROBABLY 19TH CENTURY
Ingot-shaped, all over engine-turned with bright-cut diaper pattern panels within fluted borders, the hinged cover centred with a chased rocaille cartouche within scrolling foliate border, slightly raised incorporated silver thumbpiece, French, maker's mark P.A.G.; together with, a rectangular box, the hinged cover with deeply chased scrolling foliate borders, the sides and slightly domed base engine-turned with horizontal reeding; together with, two gilt-metal snuff-boxes, one ingot-shaped, the cover and sides sides chased with raised repoussé and scrolling foliage, the cover set with a decorative miniature on ivory of a lady; the other rectangular, the cover and base engine-turned with scalework pattern, the cover with scrolling foliate chased border, hinged lid with slightly raised thumbpiece
2¾ in. (71 mm.) to 5 in. (128 mm.) wide (4)
Literature
Albert Edward John, 7th Earl Spencer (1892-1975), Catalogue of Snuff Boxes at Althorp, 1937, no. 41
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
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