98th Auction
2018/11/10
Lot 77
Master's Mark "FW", presumably Geneva, 87 x 62 x 16 mm, 106 g, circa 1860
An ornamental gold enamel snuff box "Astronomia" of high quality - with original morocco case
Case: 18K gold, maker's punch mark "FW", two French import punch mark "ET" from 1864.
Square case with canted corners, allover decorated with chased relief strawberry petals and tendrils on a frosted sablè ground. Lid and base both have acentral oval enamel medallions with exquisite en-grisaille painting: "Astronomia" on the lid and a winged Cupid carrying a vase on his shoulder on the base. The canted corners are decorated with small square enamel fields with vase ornaments.
An ornamental gold enamel snuff box "Astronomia" of high quality - with original morocco case
Case: 18K gold, maker's punch mark "FW", two French import punch mark "ET" from 1864.
Square case with canted corners, allover decorated with chased relief strawberry petals and tendrils on a frosted sablè ground. Lid and base both have acentral oval enamel medallions with exquisite en-grisaille painting: "Astronomia" on the lid and a winged Cupid carrying a vase on his shoulder on the base. The canted corners are decorated with small square enamel fields with vase ornaments.
estimated
18.000—25.000 €
Price realized
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