Lot
26
A FINE FRENCH GOLD AND GEM-SET SNUFF BOX
PARIS, CIRCA 1860, MAKER'S MARK LT, PROBABLY FOR LOUIS THEODORE
Price realised
USD 63,400
Estimate
USD 15,000 - USD 25,000
A FINE FRENCH GOLD AND GEM-SET SNUFF BOX
PARIS, CIRCA 1860, MAKER'S MARK LT, PROBABLY FOR LOUIS THEODORE
Cartouche form, the cover applied with a rose-diamond set and black enamel Arabic name, Esma'eil, within an oval frame of pastes, the trelliswork surround set with rose-cut diamonds enclosing pastes, the sides finely chiseled and matted with scrolling foliage, the base finely engraved and matted with similar ornament, marked on bezel with French post-1840 export hallmark and maker's mark in a lozenge
3 5/8 in. (9.3 cm.) long
Provenance
Christie's, New York, 5 October 1983, lot 301