17th Oct, 2017 10:00 EDT
Silver & Russian Works of Art
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A Louis XVI style three-color 18k gold and enamel snuff box
maker's mark indistinct, Geneva, first quarter 19th century
Of oval form, the lid centering a rustic landscape en trois couleurs, surrounded by a rope-twist border, on an engine-turned ground with voided points enameled in translucent amber en champleve the divided into four panels divided by flowering urns, the panels and bottom similarly engraved and enameled.
L: 2 3/4 in. Weight: 47.1 dwt.
Sold for $4,688
Estimated at $2,000 - $3,000
Of oval form, the lid centering a rustic landscape en trois couleurs, surrounded by a rope-twist border, on an engine-turned ground with voided points enameled in translucent amber en champleve the divided into four panels divided by flowering urns, the panels and bottom similarly engraved and enameled.
