24th May, 2017 10:00
European & Asian Works of Art
733
A SWISS GOLD AND ENAMEL SNUFF BOX
A SWISS GOLD AND ENAMEL SNUFF BOX, SENE & DETALLA, GENEVA, CIRCA 1800 cut cornered rectangular, the lid with rectangular enamel of Odysseus and Circe flanked by en cameo ovals of classical figures above an applied marshal trophy against a blue ground, the sides and base engine turned with stylised tulips below enamel within curled scrolled borders 9.2cm long Provenance: The Hoffenreich Collection of Snuff Boxes, Vienna
Sold for £8,500
A SWISS GOLD AND ENAMEL SNUFF BOX, SENE & DETALLA, GENEVA, CIRCA 1800 cut cornered rectangular, the lid with rectangular enamel of Odysseus and Circe flanked by en cameo ovals of classical figures above an applied marshal trophy against a blue ground, the sides and base engine turned with stylised tulips below enamel within curled scrolled borders 9.2cm long Provenance: The Hoffenreich Collection of Snuff Boxes, Vienna
Auction: European & Asian Works of Art, 24th May, 2017
