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Lot 434: AN AUSTRIAN GOLD-MOUNTED LAPIS LAZULI SNUFF-BOX

Est: £3,000 GBP - £5,000 GBPSold:
Christie'sLondon, United KingdomNovember 16, 2010

Item Overview

Description

AN AUSTRIAN GOLD-MOUNTED LAPIS LAZULI SNUFF-BOX
BY JOSEF WOLFFGANG SCHMIDT (FL. 1770-1813), MARKED, VIENNA, 1803
octagonal box of lapis lazuli, the hinged cover with gold mounts chased and engraved with flowers and trailing foliage on a sablé ground
3¾ in. (95 mm.) wide

Artist or Maker

Notes

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 17.5% on the buyer's premium.

Auction Details

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

by
Christie's
November 16, 2010, 12:00 AM GMT

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK