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An embossed and chased Rococo agate and gilt copper snuffbox. - image-1An embossed and chased Rococo agate and gilt copper snuffbox. - image-2An embossed and chased Rococo agate and gilt copper snuffbox. - image-3

Lot 34 Dα

An embossed and chased Rococo agate and gilt copper snuffbox.

Auction 1219 - overview Cologne
17.05.2023, 16:00 - Jewellery and Watches
Estimate: 600 € - 800 €
Result: 756 € (incl. premium)
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An embossed and chased Rococo agate and gilt copper snuffbox.

Rectangular tobacco box decorated on the base and lid with park landscapes, rocailles and courtly figures. The hinged lid set with a banded agate plaque beneath a pierced overlay and chased rocaille push button. 3.5 x 7.0 x 5.8 cm.
Probably Germany or England, mid-18th C.

Provenance

From a Berlin collection.

Literature

Cf. cat. Dosor, Nationalmuseum Stockholm 1990, p. 48, nos. 2 -7.