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A gold snuff box, English, circa 1720-1725

Auction Closed

October 14, 05:38 PM GMT

Estimate

12,000 - 18,000 EUR

Lot Details

Description

A gold snuff box, English, circa 1720-1725 


rectangular with shallow sides, the lid centred with an engraved coat of arms, probably that of Bolington, Duckenfield, Dakenfield or Babthorp, held by winged putti on a trellis background within ornate scroll frame, surrounded by a polished ground framed by an elegant scrollwork border including swans, dolphins, shells and other sea creatures, with a stylised tulip to each spandrel, the border to the plain polished base with further foliage and shells, flower baskets and trelliswork, apparently unmarked 

weight: 135 g

length 3⅛ in.; 7,9 cm

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Tabatière en or, Angleterre, vers 1720-1725


rectangulaire, le couvercle centré d'un blason, probablement celui de Bolington, Duckenfield, Dakenfield ou Babthorp, tenu par des putti ailés, encadré d'une élégante bordure à volutes ornée de cygnes, dauphins, coquillages et autres créatures marines, apparemment non poinçonnée

weight: 135 g

length 3⅛ in.; 7,9 cm

Christie's London, 17 December 1986, lot 67;

Christie's London, 6 November 2001, lot 47;

Christie's London, 8 December 2011, lot 134.

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Christie's Londres, 17 décembre 1986, lot 67;

Christie's Londres, 6 novembre 2001, lot 47;

Christie's Londres, 8 décembre 2011, lot 134.

London, Christie's, The Glory of the Goldsmith, Magnificent Gold and Silver from the Al-Tajir Collection, 1989 - 1989, no. 208.
It is probable that the engraver of this elegant gold box looked at earlier designs of the Italian draughtsman and etcher Stefano della Bella (1610-1664). Born in Florence and counting the Medici among his patrons, he also spent a decade of his career in Rome before moving to Paris in 1642. Interestingly, della Bella began his career training at a goldsmith's studio, but he is now mainly known for his diverese range of prints. These include both large-scale landscapes and fanciful designs for cartouches or borders in metalwork or carvings, often incoporating animals, such as a design for a cartouche surmounted with biting horses (fig. 1; now in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, acc. no. 26486:3), which are strikingly similar to those incorporated in the engraved strapwork border in the present lot.