Lot Details
Lot 244
Continental Jeweled Gold-Mounted Enamel Snuff Box
19th century
Rectangular, with raised gilt scrolls and foliage on a pale blue ground, reserved with scenes of amorous couples in eighteenth-century dress with gem-set gold rim mount. Together with a Continental Gilt-Metal Mounted Enamel Oval Snuff Box, decorated with a dog on a pillow. Length of larger box 3 1/8 inches (7.94 cm).
C
Estimate: $1,200 - $1,800
Sold for $1,875 (includes buyer's premium)
Additional Notes & Condition Report
Blue box: hairline crack to inside cover and some visible hairline cracks to outside cover on blue ground; front edge of base with area of restoration (at center) and underside of base with hairline crack (at center); mount with light scratches and bruises
Oval box: hairline cracks to cover; area of apparent restoration to enamel on one side of base.
Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging.
Oval box: hairline cracks to cover; area of apparent restoration to enamel on one side of base.
Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging.
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