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POSSIBLY JAIPUR, LATE 19TH CENTURY
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TWO INDIAN ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOXES
POSSIBLY JAIPUR, LATE 19TH CENTURY
oval box, the hinged cover, base and sides enamelled all over in opaque white enamel, with translucent red and green enamel flowers and foliage en basse-taille, the cover centred by a jewelled flower with cabochon ruby stamen and diamond petals, the base similarly enamelled with a pair of elephants embracing with their trunks; together with another octagonal box, the hinged cover enamelled with a Brahman cow resting within lotus flowers, the sides and base similarly decorated with birds and foliage
2¾ in. (70 mm.) and 1¾ in. (43 mm.) wide (2)
POSSIBLY JAIPUR, LATE 19TH CENTURY
oval box, the hinged cover, base and sides enamelled all over in opaque white enamel, with translucent red and green enamel flowers and foliage en basse-taille, the cover centred by a jewelled flower with cabochon ruby stamen and diamond petals, the base similarly enamelled with a pair of elephants embracing with their trunks; together with another octagonal box, the hinged cover enamelled with a Brahman cow resting within lotus flowers, the sides and base similarly decorated with birds and foliage
2¾ in. (70 mm.) and 1¾ in. (43 mm.) wide (2)
來源
The former, Sotheby's, Paris, 29 April 2009, lot 1.
注意事項
Items which contain rubies or jadeite originating in Burma (Myanmar) may not be imported into the U.S. Please be advised that a purchasers inability to import any such item into the U.S. or any other country shall not constitute
grounds for non-payment or cancellation of the sale.
With respect to items that contain any other types of gemstones originating
in Burma (e.g., sapphires), such items may be imported into the U.S.,
provided that the gemstones have been mounted or incorporated into jewellery outside of Burma and provided that the setting is not of a temporary nature (e.g., a string).
榮譽呈獻
Amelia Anderson