Polychrome enamel snuff box on copper, China, 1780–1850 Rounded and flattened in shape, decorated with polychrome enamel on a light blue ground featuring stylized lotus flowers and scrollwork. The neck is decorated with a frieze of leiwen. The base is enamelled in white. Stopper made of a copper alloy. Height: 4.8 cm Enamel missing from the shoulders; restorations. Provenance: Millon-Jutheau auction, Hôtel Drouot, March 5 and 6, 1985, lot no. 192.
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Estimate
€400 - €500
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32%
Polychrome enamel snuff box on copper, China, 1780–1850
Rounded and flattened in shape, decorated with polychrome enamel on a light blue ground featuring stylized lotus flowers and scrollwork. The neck is decorated with a frieze of leiwen. The base is enamelled in white. Stopper made of a copper alloy.
Height: 4.8 cm
Enamel missing from the shoulders; restorations.
Provenance:
Millon-Jutheau auction, Hôtel Drouot, March 5 and 6, 1985, lot no. 192.
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Tuesday 10 November・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Salle 4 - Hôtel Drouot
9, rue Drouot
75009 Paris