Lot 17
Lot 17
THE COLLECTION OF ADOLPHUS ANDREWS, JR. AND EMILY TAYLOR ANDREWS
A CONTINENTAL GILT-COPPER MOUNTED ENAMEL SNUFF BOX

PROBABLY AUSTRIAN, CIRCA 1770

Price Realised USD 1,008
Estimate
USD 2,000 - USD 3,000
Closed: 18 Jun 2024
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A CONTINENTAL GILT-COPPER MOUNTED ENAMEL SNUFF BOX

PROBABLY AUSTRIAN, CIRCA 1770

Price Realised USD 1,008
Closed: 18 Jun 2024
Price Realised USD 1,008
Closed: 18 Jun 2024
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Rectangular, the cover with a scene of Venus and Mars in a landscape attended by putti, the scenes with scenes of Gaia, Leda, Iris, and Aphrodite as attendants and with a further classical scene to the underside, with gilt-metal mounts cast with scrolls and flowers, the interior with a scene of Venus and Cupid on a couch with a satyr and female attendant, apparently unmarked
312 in. (8.9 cm.) long
Provenance
With J. Kugel, Paris.
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Two American Collections: The Estates of Adolphus and Emily Andrews, San Francisco and Donald Bruce Wilson, Memphis