HANAU OR BERLIN, CIRCA 1765

Details

A GERMAN VARI-COLOR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
HANAU OR BERLIN, CIRCA 1765
Rectangular, the cover and base chased with elaborate cartouches and trellis-work enclosing lovers in a landscape, the sides with trophies of love and gardening, marked on interior cover, base, and side, the flange with French 1838 restricted warranty twice
3 1⁄8 in. (7.9 cm.) long
6 oz. 10 dwt. (202 gr.)

Provenance

By repute, with A La Vieille Russie, New York.
By repute, acquired by Annie Laurie Aitken (1900-1984) and Russell Barnett Aitken (1910-2002) from the above, 26 November 1975.

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Lot Essay

This box is part of a number of elaborately chased vari-color gold boxes from the 1760s, stylistically imitating the work of Parisian goldsmiths of the late 1750s. However the chasing is reminiscent of Berlin and Hanau work such as that of the Freres Toussaint.

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