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Enamel snuff box on copper decorated with European figures, …
See original version (French)
103
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Enamel snuff box on copper decorated with European figures, …
See original version (French)
Estimate €500 - €600
Voluntary lot
Description
Enamel snuff box on copper decorated with European figures, China, 1770–1830
Oblong and flattened in shape, the base is enamelled with pink foliage, and each side is decorated with an oval panel depicting a European figure. One is a man wearing a blue coat and a pink stole, carrying a basket of fruit in his arm. The other is a woman dressed in the same colours. The neck and base are outlined in blue. A stylised blue flower adorns the underside of the base. The stopper is made of a copper alloy with a coral cabochon.
Height: 6 cm
Restored.
See original version (French)
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