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MAKER'S DEVICE A DRAGONFLY, EARLY 20TH CENTURY, PERHAPS GERMAN
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A CONTINENTAL SILVER AND ENAMEL VESTA-CASE
MAKER'S DEVICE A DRAGONFLY, EARLY 20TH CENTURY, PERHAPS GERMAN
Oblong, the hinged cover with spring mechanism and enamelled with a bust-length portrait of a scantily clad young woman with flowers in her hair and holding further flowers, the sides engraved with latticework, with striking surface, marked inside
1 5/8 in. (4.3 cm.) high
MAKER'S DEVICE A DRAGONFLY, EARLY 20TH CENTURY, PERHAPS GERMAN
Oblong, the hinged cover with spring mechanism and enamelled with a bust-length portrait of a scantily clad young woman with flowers in her hair and holding further flowers, the sides engraved with latticework, with striking surface, marked inside
1 5/8 in. (4.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, South Kensington, 15 September 1998, lot 168.
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Arne Everwijn