A GERMAN VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
A GERMAN VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX

POSSIBLY BERLIN OR HANAU, CIRCA 1860

Details
A GERMAN VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
POSSIBLY BERLIN OR HANAU, CIRCA 1860
rectangular box, the cover and base boldly chased with hunting scenes after Jean-Baptiste Oudry (1685-1755) against architectural ruins, the sides similarly chased with birds, a chicken and a rabbit amidst rural landscapes and foliage on a sablé gold ground, within shaped reeded cartouches, with chased entrelac and foliate outer borders
3 1/8 in. (80 mm.) wide
12¼ oz. (380 gr.)
Provenance
Property of the late Barbara Woolworth Hutton (1912-1979); Sotheby's, London, 24 March 1980, lot 35.

Brought to you by

David McLachlan
David McLachlan

Lot Essay

For another 18th century box of similar form and chased with identical scenes within different borders see lot 217.

More from Magnificent Gold Boxes from a Private Collection

View All
View All