Lot 127: A GOLD, MOTHER OF PEARL AND ENAMEL SNUFF BOX, CIRCA 1730 WITH LATER ADDITIONS

THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
of cartouche form, the lid carved with Bérainesque scroll ornament between gold and enamel panels decorated with similar scrollwork, the sides chased with loop ornament, the interior of the lid with a contemporary miniature, French School, of Stanislaw Leszczynski, King of Poland, (1677-1766), wearing armour and the sash of the French Order of the Saint-Esprit, later mother of pearl base, bearing marks attributed to Claude de Serre, Paris, 1728
width 7.7cm, 3in

Anonymous vendor, Christie's Geneva, 15 November 1983, lot 645