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THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN GENTLEMAN (LOTS 164-181)
A CONTINENTAL ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
CIRCA 1840
细节
A CONTINENTAL ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
CIRCA 1840
oval box, the cover set with a panel of translucent red enamel with white enamel fluting over an engine-turned ground, with chased gold sprays, the sides set with translucent blue enamel panels containing enamelled classical vases within white enamel frames and set at intervals with translucent red enamel ovolos, the base with foliate chasing, the cover centred with an oval enamel miniature depicting a classical scene
3½ in. (88 mm.) wide
CIRCA 1840
oval box, the cover set with a panel of translucent red enamel with white enamel fluting over an engine-turned ground, with chased gold sprays, the sides set with translucent blue enamel panels containing enamelled classical vases within white enamel frames and set at intervals with translucent red enamel ovolos, the base with foliate chasing, the cover centred with an oval enamel miniature depicting a classical scene
3½ in. (88 mm.) wide
荣誉呈献
David McLachlan