A SWISS THREE-COLOUR SNUFF BOX, CIRCA 1840
A SWISS THREE-COLOUR SNUFF BOX, CIRCA 1840Estimate $5,000 – $7,000
- Lot Sold $9,500 (Hammer Price)
- $11,400 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
the oval lid with scalloped edge chased with symbols of the Arts and Sciences within a surround of scrolling flowers and foliage, the sides and base similarly decorated
7.8CM WIDE
PROVENANCE
Sotheby's Geneva, 13 November 1986, lot 257
Private Collection, Sydney
CONDITION
1 - Punch marked twise to ruim ET and in rectangular box
2 – As above
Relief decoration in good condition
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