Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 2 - 6th October 2021
Lot 756
An 18th century silver snuff box
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £200
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Description
An 18th century silver snuff box,
unmarked, probably German,
rectangular form, the hinged cover chased with a warrior and a dragon within foliate decoration, and inscribed 'OPE MEDAE VINCII', the base with a Bacchanalian figure on an eagle with the inscription 'RAPITUR GANIMEDS IN COELO', length 8cm, approx. weight 2.5oz.
Provenance:
Purchased from Christie's South Kensington, 16 May 1988.