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Lot 10

A 19th century gold and enamelled snuff box
apparently unmarked

21 November 2012, 11:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

£12,000 - £15,000

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A 19th century gold and enamelled snuff box

apparently unmarked
The cover set with an enamelled panel of Lot and his Daughters leaving Sodom, with a translucent blue enamel border heightened with gilt paillons, the sides embellished with similar paillons border and the base with the same blue enamel over an engine-turned feather ground, length 8.8cm.

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The depiction of Lot and his Daughters references Guido Reni's 1615-16 painting of the same title, now in the National Gallery, London, NG193

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