A GERMAN ENAMELED GOLD SNUFF BOX, HANAU NO. 4151, CIRCA 1800
Lot Closed
April 22, 05:35 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A GERMAN ENAMELED GOLD SNUFF BOX, HANAU NO. 4151, CIRCA 1800
shallow rectangular with rounded angles, the cover with a triangular enamel scene of figures duck hunting on a river with cottages on the right and a dog in the foreground, the surfaces with horizontal stripes of blue enamel, borders of chevrons on white ground
marked inside base and cover with crossed S and sunbursts
length 3½ in.
9 cm
For a discussion of boxes with these marks see Julia Clarke, in the catalogue Enamels of the World 1700-2000, The Khalili Collection, chapter 9, pp. 292-317.