Lot Essay
Plaques by Kirstein are illustrated C. Truman, The Gilbert Collection of Gold Boxes - Volume Two, 1999, pp. 76-77, no. 47, and H./S. Berry-Hill, Antique Gold Boxes, 1953, p. 148, fig. 132.
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CIRCA 1820
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A CONTINENTAL GOLD SNUFFBOX
CIRCA 1820
Rectangular, the cover and side panels in high relief in the manner of Kirstein, the cover panel with dogs chasing a boar, the front panel depicting a hunter shooting a stag, the back panel depicting a farmer with goats and a cow, the side panels depicting stags and hounds, all covered with glass panels, the cover and sides with floral scroll borders, the base with guilloche panel, with hinged cover, apparently unmarked
8½ in. (9 cm.) long
CIRCA 1820
Rectangular, the cover and side panels in high relief in the manner of Kirstein, the cover panel with dogs chasing a boar, the front panel depicting a hunter shooting a stag, the back panel depicting a farmer with goats and a cow, the side panels depicting stags and hounds, all covered with glass panels, the cover and sides with floral scroll borders, the base with guilloche panel, with hinged cover, apparently unmarked
8½ in. (9 cm.) long