AN AUSTRIAN THREE-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
AN AUSTRIAN THREE-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX

BY JOHANN HOLLAUER VON HOFENFELSEN (FL. 1790-1824), MARKED, WITH THE VIENNESE MARK FOR 13 CARAT GOLD 1791-1824 AND THE VIENNESE TAX MARK FOR 1806/1807

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AN AUSTRIAN THREE-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY JOHANN HOLLAUER VON HOFENFELSEN (FL. 1790-1824), MARKED, WITH THE VIENNESE MARK FOR 13 CARAT GOLD 1791-1824 AND THE VIENNESE TAX MARK FOR 1806/1807
oval box, the pink gold hinged cover and base engine-turned with concentric radiating reeding with bright-cut surround, the borders chased with undulate green gold scrolling foliage on yellow sablé ground, the sides similarly engine-turned with bead and reel chased moulding and green and pink gold chased tulip and foliage pilasters on frosted yellow ground
3 3/8 in. (87 mm.) wide
4½ oz. (144 gr.)
Provenance
with A la Vieille Russie, New York.
Christie's, London, 20 May 2010, lot 208.

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