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Lot 130*
An enamelled gold snuff boxLes Frères Souchay, Hanau, late 18th century
21 November 2023, 13:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £9,920 inc. premium
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Les Frères Souchay, Hanau, late 18th century
Oval box, the cover, sides and base set with panels of engine-turned enamel in translucent gold, painted En camaïeu with brown winter branches within white enamel frames, within slightly raised chased enamelled sablé borders of foliage, berries and pearls, the sides set at intervals with draping urns, the cover set with an enamel plaque depicting Venus and Adonis below turtle doves, 8cm wide, 6cm deep, 3.5cm high (3in wide, 2in deep, 1in high) weight total 120 gr.
Oval box, the cover, sides and base set with panels of engine-turned enamel in translucent gold, painted En camaïeu with brown winter branches within white enamel frames, within slightly raised chased enamelled sablé borders of foliage, berries and pearls, the sides set at intervals with draping urns, the cover set with an enamel plaque depicting Venus and Adonis below turtle doves, 8cm wide, 6cm deep, 3.5cm high (3in wide, 2in deep, 1in high) weight total 120 gr.
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Provenance
Sotheby's, Amsterdam, Silver and Jewellery Sale, 8 June 1993, lot 251.
























