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A TREASURY OF VERTU: Important Gold Boxes from a Pr…ivate Family Collection

Sotheby's, London

Date of the auction: 10.12.2020

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Lot number 1
An enamel snuff box with jewelled gold mounts, possibly Southern German...
Estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
ca. US$26,604 - US$39,906
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 2
A gold and tortoiseshell snuff box, probably English or German, circa 1725-30
Estimate
£25,000 - £35,000
ca. US$33,255 - US$46,558
Price realised:
£63,000
ca. US$83,804
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Lot number 3
A double-opening gold snuff box, probably English or German, circa 1735
Estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
ca. US$15,962 - US$23,944
Price realised:
£16,380
ca. US$21,789
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Lot number 4
A chased gold snuff box in the form of a shell, probably English or German...
Estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
ca. US$19,953 - US$26,604
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 5
A gold and enamel snuff box, Frantz Bergs, Stockholm, probably circa 1730
Estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
ca. US$53,209 - US$79,813
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 6
A Meissen porcelain Kakiemon style snuff box, circa 1735,
Estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
ca. US$6,651 - US$9,311
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 7
A Vienna (Du Paquier) porcelain snuff box with gold mounts, circa 1735-40
Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$5,320 - US$7,981
Price realised:
£6,300
ca. US$8,380
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Lot number 8
A Meissen porcelain bombé snuff box with gold mounts by Louis Métayer...
Estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
ca. US$10,641 - US$15,962
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 9
A Meissen porcelain fond celadon snuff box with gold mounts, circa 1740
Estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
ca. US$13,302 - US$19,953
Price realised:
£18,900
ca. US$25,141
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Lot number 10
A Meissen porcelain yellow-ground snuff-box with gold mounts, circa 1740
Estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
ca. US$19,953 - US$26,604
Price realised:
£20,790
ca. US$27,655
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Lot number 11
A rare marquetry fruitwood snuff box with gold mounts, German, circa 1765
Estimate
£25,000 - £35,000
ca. US$33,255 - US$46,558
Price realised:
£352,800
ca. US$469,304
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Lot number 12
A very rare gold and pietra dura 'Steinkabinett', complete with secret...
Estimate
£700,000 - £1,000,000
ca. US$931,160 - US$1,330,229
Price realised:
£1,104,000
ca. US$1,468,573
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Lot number 13
A gold and enamel snuff box, James Bellis, London, circa 1765
Estimate
£80,000 - £120,000
ca. US$106,418 - US$159,627
Price realised:
£201,600
ca. US$268,174
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Lot number 14
A gold and enamel snuff box, Anders Liedberg, Stockholm, circa 1763
Estimate
£80,000 - £100,000
ca. US$106,418 - US$133,022
Price realised:
£426,400
ca. US$567,209
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Lot number 15
An Imperial gold, enamel and hardstone snuff box, Johann Christian Neuber...
Estimate
£350,000 - £450,000
ca. US$465,580 - US$598,603
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 16
A petite jewelled gold and pietra dura snuff box, Johann Christian Neuber...
Estimate
£300,000 - £500,000
ca. US$399,068 - US$665,114
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 17
A jewelled gold and hardstone snuff box, probably Berlin, possibly for the...
Estimate
£180,000 - £250,000
ca. US$239,441 - US$332,557
Price realised:
£201,600
ca. US$268,174
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Lot number 18
A rare hardstone appliqué snuff box with two-colour gold mounts...
Estimate
£400,000 - £600,000
ca. US$532,091 - US$798,137
Price realised:
£922,500
ca. US$1,227,136
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Lot number 19
A hardstone 'surprise' aide-mémoire with four-colour gold mounts, Johann...
Estimate
£50,000 - £70,000
ca. US$66,511 - US$93,116
Price realised:
£63,000
ca. US$83,804
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Lot number 20
A carved hardstone snuff box with jewelled gold mounts, German, circa 1770
Estimate
£15,000 - £20,000
ca. US$19,953 - US$26,604
Price realised:
£18,900
ca. US$25,141
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Lot number 21
A gold-mounted pietra dura portrait snuff box, probably Austrian or German...
Estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
ca. US$13,302 - US$19,953
Price realised:
£18,900
ca. US$25,141
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Lot number 22
A jewelled gold and lapis lazuli etui, probably English, circa 1735
Estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
ca. US$7,981 - US$10,641
Price realised:
£7,560
ca. US$10,056
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Lot number 23
A painted enamel snuff box with raised gilding, possibly Christian...
Estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
ca. US$10,641 - US$15,962
Price realised:
£10,080
ca. US$13,408
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Lot number 24
A small painted enamel snuff box with gold mounts, Isaak Jacob Clause...
Estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
ca. US$13,302 - US$19,953
Price realised:
n. a.
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Lot number 25
An unusual gold-mounted hardstone snuff box, probably English, circa 1765
Estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
ca. US$13,302 - US$19,953
Price realised:
£21,420
ca. US$28,493
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Lot number 26
A three-colour gold and hardstone snuff box, Paris, 1756
Estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
ca. US$10,641 - US$15,962
Price realised:
£10,080
ca. US$13,408
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Lot number 27
A Meissen porcelain snuff box mounted in gold, circa 1745
Estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
ca. US$7,981 - US$10,641
Price realised:
£8,820
ca. US$11,732
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Lot number 28
A Meissen porcelain snuff box with gold mounts, 19th century
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$2,660 - US$3,990
Price realised:
£4,410
ca. US$5,866
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Lot number 29
A mother of pearl snuff box with two-colour gold mounts
Estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
ca. US$15,962 - US$23,944
Price realised:
£44,100
ca. US$58,663
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Lot number 30
A boîte-à-miniatures with three-colour gold mounts
Estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
ca. US$13,302 - US$19,953
Price realised:
£23,940
ca. US$31,845
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