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French ivory, tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl and gold snuff box,…
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Auction Location:
Sydney
Date:
4-Apr-2023
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Description:
French ivory, tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl and gold snuff box, c. 1750, the circular ivory box with a tortoiseshell lined interior, the lid decorated with disk of mother-of-pearl inset into a gold framed glass inset depicting Frederick the great in military uniform astride a rearing horse, the portrait embellished with fine gold details and old mine cut diamonds, height 2.5 cm diameter 7.6 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Qld, reference: Cf. For comparison Aileen Dawson, a catalogue of French porcelain in the British Museun, London, 1994, pp. 11-22, cat. No. 8, Collections of the Metmuseum, cat. 50.211.134a,b
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Category:
Unclassified