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PROBABLY RUSSIAN OR ITALIAN, CIRCA 1800
Details
A CONTINENTAL GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE SNUFF-BOX
probably Russian or Italian, circa 1800
Octagonal box, the panels on cover, sides, corners and base veneered with malachite plaques, the inside with rhodonite, the plain 9 carat gold mounts and incorporated thumbpiece with bright-cut and dotted borders
3 1/8 in. (79 mm.) wide
probably Russian or Italian, circa 1800
Octagonal box, the panels on cover, sides, corners and base veneered with malachite plaques, the inside with rhodonite, the plain 9 carat gold mounts and incorporated thumbpiece with bright-cut and dotted borders
3 1/8 in. (79 mm.) wide
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 8 July 1997, lot 179.
With J. Kugel Antiquaires, Paris, 1999, acquired by
Dr Anton C. R. Dreesmann (inventory no. F-233).
With J. Kugel Antiquaires, Paris, 1999, acquired by
Dr Anton C. R. Dreesmann (inventory no. F-233).
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.