A Private Collection of Snuff Boxes & Bonbonnières - 25th April 2017
Lot 142
A Continental enamel double snuff box
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £480
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Description
A Continental enamel double snuff box,
mid 18th century, the rectangular form with a silver-mounted hinged cover to each side, decorated perhaps in the Fromery workshop, each cover with a fox, dog and birds amidst continuous foliate scrolls and flowering branches, richly decorated with jewelled green and pink enamels, and raised gilding on a white ground, the silver mounts with Paris discharge marks, 7.7cm across.