A late 18th/early 19th century German gold and enamelled snuff box
Pseudo-French marks, maker F C, possibly by Frères Cellier, 18 carat shell discharge mark to the flange
Ovoid form, the cover and base with off-centre concentric circle engine-turning within a royal blue guilloché enamel border heightened with trailing floral paillons, the sides with linear engine-turned panels separated by urn pilasters, together with an unmarked gold cigarette holder, weight total 102.8gms.
Ovoid form, the cover and base with off-centre concentric circle engine-turning within a royal blue guilloché enamel border heightened with trailing floral paillons, the sides with linear engine-turned panels separated by urn pilasters, together with an unmarked gold cigarette holder, weight total 102.8gms.
Sold for
£2,250
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance: The BUSCA Collection, Villa Serbelloni, Como, acquired in the 18th and 19th century and thence by descent to the present owners.
Category: Decorative Arts / Silver
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