Tricolour gold and enamel snuff box
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1820-1840
Le pourtour et le couvercle à décor de fleurs et de rinceaux, rehaussés de rosaces émaillées rouges et de tulipes vertes et bleues, 9x6,5 cm, brut 128g + Des restrictions d’exportation ou d’expédition peuvent s’appliquer à ce lot.
The lid is centred with an oval miniature in gouache and watercolour on ivory depicting a young princess in a red gown, wearing a substantial pearl necklace suspending a gemstone, her hair adorned with a row of pearls, circa 1820–1840. The border and lid are decorated with flowers and scrolling foliage, heightened with red enamel rosettes and green and blue tulips, 9x6.5 cm, gross 128 g+ Export or shipping restrictions may apply to this lot.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material (listing wording)
- gold and enamel
- Dimensions or weight (listing wording)
- 9x6.5 cm
Identification
- Source note
- Auction-house description published on Invaluable. Attribution and measurements are the auction house’s statements about the photographed example; independent type authentication remains research required.
- Listing object ID
- 204451205
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Independent confirmation of type attribution and auction-house statements remains research required.