A Private Collection of Snuff Boxes & Bonbonnières - 25th April 2017
Lot 235
An 18th century gold-mounted agate snuff box
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £1000
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Description
An 18th century gold-mounted agate snuff box,
unmarked, probably English or German,
cartouche form, reeded mounts and scroll thumb-piece, the base with bombe sides, the interior with an old collection label '13', length 5.4cm.
Povenance: A Ducal collection of Hardstone and Gold Boxes Collected by the 7th and 8th Dukes of Wellington, Bonhams, New Bond Street, 19 June 2013, lot 35.