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OVAL TABATIERE IN 18k (750) GOLD AND ENAMEL
Germany or Switz…
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OVAL TABATIERE IN 18k (750) GOLD AND ENAMEL
Germany or Switz…
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Estimate €12,000 - €18,000
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Description
OVAL TABATIERE IN 18k (750) GOLD AND ENAMEL
Germany or Switzerland, circa 1780-1785
Decorated on a guilloché ground with wavy pink translucent enamel fillets with a series of red pastilles, the frames and pilasters with opalescent pearls and alternating leaves on an amati ground, the hinged lid decorated in the centre with a polychrome oval miniature depicting "Daphnis and Chloé", on the throat numbered: 521; small rivets replaced in the lid, small scratches on the enamel.
Marks:
In imitation of the Parisian hallmarks: of the master goldsmith Georges-Antoine Croze; of the letter-date S (1781-1782); of the charge; of the discharge.
Prestige hallmarks
Post-control, small guarantee for gold, eagle's head (twice)
H. 2.8 cm (1 in.)
L.: 8 cm (3 ¼ in.)
P. 5.8 cm (2 ¼ in.)
Gross weight: 153 gr.
Provenance :
Auguste Dreyfus de Gonzalès (1827-1897) ;
Sale Paris, 1st June 1896, lot 6 ;
Georges Lebeuf de Montgermont (1854-1933);
Sale Drouot, 16 June 1919, lot n° 308.
A German or Swiss oval-shaped gold and enamel snuffbox, circa 1780-1785
To be compared with a snuffbox in a similar style from the Thurn und Taxis collection (Seeling 1987, no. 43).
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About the sale
Furniture and Works of Art - Evening Sale (Lot 1-170)
Auction location
Auction time
06/16/2026 at 5:00 PM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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