99th Auction
2019/5/11
Lot 484
Probably Swiss, 88 x 70 x 38 mm, 120 g, circa 1880
An ornamental, gold-mounted Japanese style tortoiseshell snuff box with lacquer decoration
Case: tortoiseshell, lacquer, ivory, mother-of-pearl.
The cover of this 18th century-style oval box is decorated with an ivory relief depicting a pair of wild geese by the waterside, which is gold-coloured with small stylized pebbles made of inlaid mother-of-pearl. The water is implied by black lacquer and gold reeds. The sides are embellished with gilt and silvered iris flowers, some of them in ivory relief. Delicate burgauté rims frame the cover and the base, a rocaille-shaped thumbpiece opens the lid. The miniature compartment on the inside of the lid is empty.
An ornamental, gold-mounted Japanese style tortoiseshell snuff box with lacquer decoration
Case: tortoiseshell, lacquer, ivory, mother-of-pearl.
The cover of this 18th century-style oval box is decorated with an ivory relief depicting a pair of wild geese by the waterside, which is gold-coloured with small stylized pebbles made of inlaid mother-of-pearl. The water is implied by black lacquer and gold reeds. The sides are embellished with gilt and silvered iris flowers, some of them in ivory relief. Delicate burgauté rims frame the cover and the base, a rocaille-shaped thumbpiece opens the lid. The miniature compartment on the inside of the lid is empty.
estimated
20.000—30.000 €
Price realized
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