Sale 1499
New York
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14 April 2005
Price realised
USD 10,800
Estimate
A SWISS GOLD AND ENAMEL SNUFF BOX CIRCA 1800 Rectangular with canted corners, the cover inset with a finely painted plaque of a courting couple in a garden, the cover, sides, and base with blue guilloche enamel, with white enamel borders and gold ribbonwork, marked on base and cover with prestige marks 3 in. (7.6 cm.) long
Provenance
Sotheby's, New York, 12 December 1986, lot 150
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