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    Sale 6903

    IMPORTANT GOLD BOXES,OBJECTS OF VERTU & PORTRAIT MINIATURES

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    25 May 2004

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    • AN ITALIAN EARLY ROCOCO COMPOS
    Lot 29

    AN ITALIAN EARLY ROCOCO COMPOSITION SNUFF-BOX INLAID WITH MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND GOLD PIQUÉ

    PROBABLY NAPLES, CIRCA 1730/1740

    Price realised

    GBP 4,182

    Estimate

    GBP 3,500 - GBP 4,500

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    AN ITALIAN EARLY ROCOCO COMPOSITION SNUFF-BOX INLAID WITH MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND GOLD PIQUÉ
    probably Naples, circa 1730/1740
    Cartouche-shaped dark brown composition box with tapering bombé sides, inlaid all over with engraved shimmering mother-of-pearl and gold piqué posé, the lid decorated with four playful putti in a landscape, within scrolling and heart-shaped borders, the sides and base with a Bérainesque scroll decoration, raised reeded borders, two gold hinges
    2 5/16 in. (78 mm.) wide

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