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CIRCA 1715
Details
A GEORGE I GOLD SNUFF-BOX
CIRCA 1715
rectangular box with shallow sides and reeded rims, the hinged cover engraved with a coat-of-arms with cherub supporters in foliage scroll and trellis mantling, the outer border with scrolling foliage incorporating mythical sea creatures, shells and swans, the border to the plain base with further foliage and shells, flower panniers and trelliswork
3 1/8 in. (79 mm.) wide
4¼ oz. (134 gr.)
CIRCA 1715
rectangular box with shallow sides and reeded rims, the hinged cover engraved with a coat-of-arms with cherub supporters in foliage scroll and trellis mantling, the outer border with scrolling foliage incorporating mythical sea creatures, shells and swans, the border to the plain base with further foliage and shells, flower panniers and trelliswork
3 1/8 in. (79 mm.) wide
4¼ oz. (134 gr.)
Provenance
Christie's, London, 17 December 1986, lot 67.
Christie's, London, 6 November 2001, lot 47.
Christie's, London, 6 November 2001, lot 47.
Literature
The Glory of the Goldsmith, Magnificent Gold and Silver from the Al-Tajir Collection, 1989, no. 208, illustrated in colour p. 247.
Exhibited
London, Christie's, The Glory of the Goldsmith, Magnificent Gold and Silver from the Al-Tajir Collection, 1989, no. 208.
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