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Auction archive: 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
Auction archive: 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
Beschreibung:

A carved hardstone snuff box with jewelled gold mounts, German, circa 1770 in the form of a ram playing a pipe, his eyes, horns and diadem set with small rose diamonds, rubies and an emerald, the lid carved with a tower symbol, the reeded gold lid mount with a small scrolling rose diamond thumbpiece, unmarked8.4 cm., 3 1/4 in. high

Auction archive: Lot number 20
Auction:
Datum:
10 Dec 2020
Auction house:
Sotheby's
London
Beschreibung:

A carved hardstone snuff box with jewelled gold mounts, German, circa 1770 in the form of a ram playing a pipe, his eyes, horns and diadem set with small rose diamonds, rubies and an emerald, the lid carved with a tower symbol, the reeded gold lid mount with a small scrolling rose diamond thumbpiece, unmarked8.4 cm., 3 1/4 in. high

Auction archive: Lot number 20
Auction:
Datum:
10 Dec 2020
Auction house:
Sotheby's
London
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