A GEORGE II GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE SNUFF-BOX, CIRCA 1740

Boxes, caskets & caddies

Decorative Accessories

cartouche-shaped box of banded agate, the cover overlaid with pierced gold cagework depicting two lovers in a rural landscape, within scrolls hung with garlands of foliage on a sablé ground, chased gold mounts with slightly raised diamond-set scroll

Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000

Realized Price: £3,250 Without Premium

Christie's | London, King Street

Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes

Auction on: Nov 30, 2015