Lot 254

A late 18th century German hardstone snuff box

Auction: 28 May 2008 at 12:00 BST
£3,000
Description
circa 1770, the oval box formed from from panels of chrysoprase, with gold cage work borders and frame all engraved with reeded C scrolls and stylised flowers heads
Dimensions
6cm x 4.5cm x 3.5cm
Footnote
Provenance
Christie's London, Important Gold Boxes, Objects of Vertu and Portrait Miniature, Tuesday 9th December 2003, lot 93 (illustrated)
Sir Bernard Eckstein, Oldlands Hall, Fariwarp, Sussex, no B25
