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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF LYNN WOLFSON
A CONTINENTAL GOLD AND ENAMEL SNUFF BOX
PROBABLY HANAU, CIRCA 1780
Details
A CONTINENTAL GOLD AND ENAMEL SNUFF BOX
PROBABLY HANAU, CIRCA 1780
Deep oval, the cover, base, and sides with painted en plein enamel oval panels, the striated gold ground with translucent blue basse taille enamel ribbons and foliage, the interior with paper label printed "COLLECTION de MONSIEUR HENRI de ROTHSCHILD" and with ink inventory number 'F2/49'; marked inside cover and base with maker’s mark PG crowned between incuse marks, the bezel with French control marks
3 3/8 in. (86 mm.) long
PROBABLY HANAU, CIRCA 1780
Deep oval, the cover, base, and sides with painted en plein enamel oval panels, the striated gold ground with translucent blue basse taille enamel ribbons and foliage, the interior with paper label printed "COLLECTION de MONSIEUR HENRI de ROTHSCHILD" and with ink inventory number 'F2/49'; marked inside cover and base with maker’s mark PG crowned between incuse marks, the bezel with French control marks
3 3/8 in. (86 mm.) long
Provenance
Baron Henri de Rothschild