A DUTCH GOLD SNUFF-BOX

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A DUTCH GOLD SNUFF-BOX
POSSIBLY THE HAGUE, CIRCA 1730
Rectangular box with curved sides, the cover chased with reclining Diana the Huntress and a child with a hound in a landscape, within a foliate Régence cartouche on a frosted ground, the lower corners chased with a seated fox and a stork with an eel in its bill, polished sides and base
71mm. (2 13/16in.) wide
(99gr.)

拍品專文

The stork with an eel in its beak is a symbol for the town of The Hague and confirms the Dutch style of the present box. Furthermore, this box is reminiscent of the work of Jean Saint (1698-1774) who joined the Amsterdam guild of goldmiths in 1724.