A RELIEF CARVED MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND SILVER MOUNTED SNUFF BOX
Coleridge Collection, Last quarter 18th Century
Depicting a satyr seducing a sleeping nymph, the interior of the cover later lined in tortoiseshell with a vacant cartouche with gold surround, first quarter 19th century, 8.5cm wide
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£120 - £180
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Hammer price:
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£400 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
Provenance
The Anthony &
Marietta Coleridge Collection
Christie's, South
Kensington, 24 October 1989, lot 604.
Condition report:
Wear to the high points of the decoration on the dover. General wear and marks consistent with age and use. Some evidence of degradation and verdigris to the inside cover around the tortoiseshell.
