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    17 - 18 November 1999

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    • A GILT-COPPER MOUNTED FRSTENBU
    Lot 471

    A GILT-COPPER MOUNTED FRSTENBURG SNUFF-BOX

    CIRCA 1760, THE MOUNT CONTEMPORARY

    Price realised

    USD 2,300

    Estimate

    USD 2,500 - USD 3,000

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    A GILT-COPPER MOUNTED FRSTENBURG SNUFF-BOX
    Circa 1760, the mount contemporary
    Of waisted oval form, painted with flowers within linked panels crisply moulded with rocaille scrolls, the interior of the cover loosely painted with a peasant girl and her companion
    2.7/8in. (7.3cm.) long

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