An enamelled gold snuff boxLes Frères Souchay, Hanau, late 18th century
Oval box, the cover, sides and base set with panels of engine-turned enamel in translucent gold, painted En camaïeu with brown winter branches within white enamel frames, within slightly raised chased enamelled sablé borders of foliage, berries and pearls, the sides set at intervals with draping urns, the cover set with an enamel plaque depicting Venus and Adonis below turtle doves, 8cm wide, 6cm deep, 3.5cm high (3in wide, 2in deep, 1in high) weight total 120 gr.FootnotesProvenance
Sotheby's, Amsterdam, Silver and Jewellery Sale, 8 June 1993, lot 251.
An enamelled gold snuff boxLes Frères Souchay, Hanau, late 18th century
Oval box, the cover, sides and base set with panels of engine-turned enamel in translucent gold, painted En camaïeu with brown winter branches within white enamel frames, within slightly raised chased enamelled sablé borders of foliage, berries and pearls, the sides set at intervals with draping urns, the cover set with an enamel plaque depicting Venus and Adonis below turtle doves, 8cm wide, 6cm deep, 3.5cm high (3in wide, 2in deep, 1in high) weight total 120 gr.FootnotesProvenance
Sotheby's, Amsterdam, Silver and Jewellery Sale, 8 June 1993, lot 251.
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