Lot Essay
For another later box of similar form and chased with identical scenes within different borders see lot 5.
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BERLIN, CIRCA 1760, LATER STRUCK WITH A PARISIAN POST-1847 GUARANTEE MARK FOR GOLD
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A GERMAN VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BERLIN, CIRCA 1760, LATER STRUCK WITH A PARISIAN POST-1847 GUARANTEE MARK FOR GOLD
rectangular box, the cover and base boldly chased with hunting scenes after Jean-Baptiste Oudry (1686-1755) against architectural ruins, the sides similarly chased with birds, a chicken and a rabbit amidst rural landscapes and foliage on a sablé gold ground, within shaped reeded cartouches, with chased entrelac and foliate outer borders
3 1/8 in. (80 mm.) wide
12 oz. (374 gr.)
BERLIN, CIRCA 1760, LATER STRUCK WITH A PARISIAN POST-1847 GUARANTEE MARK FOR GOLD
rectangular box, the cover and base boldly chased with hunting scenes after Jean-Baptiste Oudry (1686-1755) against architectural ruins, the sides similarly chased with birds, a chicken and a rabbit amidst rural landscapes and foliage on a sablé gold ground, within shaped reeded cartouches, with chased entrelac and foliate outer borders
3 1/8 in. (80 mm.) wide
12 oz. (374 gr.)
Provenance
Sotheby’s, Monaco, 29 November 1975, lot 135.
Brought to you by
David McLachlan