A GEORGE II GOLD SNUFF BOX
PROPERTY FROM A NEW YORK PRIVATE COLLECTION
A GEORGE II GOLD SNUFF BOX

MARK OF JACOB NEALE, LONDON, 1736

Details
A GEORGE II GOLD SNUFF BOX
MARK OF JACOB NEALE, LONDON, 1736
Cartouche-form, the cover boldly chased, matted and burnished with a scene of the Judgment of Hercules within a border of rocaille, with molded sides, marked inside base and on bezel
3 1/8 in. (79 mm.) wide
Provenance
Christie’s London, 25 June 1968, lot 143
An Iberian Private Collection, Christie’s London, 8 December 2011, lot 157

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Lot Essay

The chased scene on this box is based on an engraving by Simon Gribelin after Paolo de Matteis, published in Anthony, Earl of Shaftsbury, Characteristics, 3rd ed., London, 1723.

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