Silver & Collectors' Items - 22nd and 23rd July - 22nd July 2014
Lot 724
‡An 18th century French gold and enamel portrait snuff box
Estimate £7,000 - £9,000 | Hammer £9200
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Description
‡An 18th century French gold and enamel portrait snuff box,
maker's mark worn, Paris 1789,
oval form, the hinged cover with a central portrait of a lady within a seed pearl border, with blue enamel decoration with a white enamel border, and with an outer green and red enamel foliate border, the sides and base with similar decoration, the interior of the cover with a portrait of a gentleman, in a fitted velvet and silk lined case, length 8.6cm, approx. weight 138g.
By family repute the portraits are those of Lord and Lady Cavendish.