Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Apr 28, 2019
LOT 542
UNSIGNED SNUFF-BOX; 18K YELLOW GOLD AND ENAMEL
HKD 100,000 - 128,000
CHF 13,550 - 16,250 / USD 13,700 - 16,450
18K yellow gold and enamel, horizontal rectangular-shaped with cut corners snuff-box with hinged lid; cover, base and band decorated with Royal blue flinqué enamel (translucent enamel over guilloché engine-turning) panels. The lid with a central vertical oval-shaped panel painted on enamel on gold, inside a gold frame, showing a shepherdess listening to a shepherd reading it.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-75 |
Good ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Slightly restored soft enamel |
Brand Unsigned
Year circa 1800
Material 18K yellow gold and enamel
Dimensions 18 x 88.8 x 58.4 mm