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Details
GERMAN JEWELLED VARI-COLOUR GOLD-MOUNTED AMETHYST AND QUARTZ PILL BOX, DRESDEN, CIRCA 1760
Bombé circular shaped, resembling a jar, applied on the cover with musicians in a rococo landscape set with rubies and diamonds, the inside of the cover applied with a bear, a butterfly and a dog, the lower purple section of the body carved with rockery, the thumbpiece set with rubies and diamonds, unmarked
Size/ Dimensions: 6 cm. (2 3⁄8 in.) diameter
Gross weight: 151 gr. (4 oz. 17 dwt.)
Bombé circular shaped, resembling a jar, applied on the cover with musicians in a rococo landscape set with rubies and diamonds, the inside of the cover applied with a bear, a butterfly and a dog, the lower purple section of the body carved with rockery, the thumbpiece set with rubies and diamonds, unmarked
Size/ Dimensions: 6 cm. (2 3⁄8 in.) diameter
Gross weight: 151 gr. (4 oz. 17 dwt.)
Provenance
Acquired at S. J. Phillips, 28 June 1993.
Brought to you by
Angela Berden
Head of Sale, Senior Specialist