A GERMAN GARNET-SET GOLD-MOUNTED AMETHYST QUARTZ SNUFF BOX
Lot 35THE COLLECTION OF ADOLPHUS ANDREWS, JR. AND EMILY TAYLOR ANDREWS

A GERMAN GARNET-SET GOLD-MOUNTED AMETHYST QUARTZ SNUFF BOX

PROBABLY DRESDEN, MID-18TH CENTURY

Closed18 June 2024

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USD 4,000–6,000

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A GERMAN GARNET-SET GOLD-MOUNTED AMETHYST QUARTZ SNUFF BOX
PROBABLY DRESDEN, MID-18TH CENTURY
Realistically carved as the head of a pug set with garnet eyes, the cover carved with a scene of a hound under a tree in a landscape, with plain gold mounts, marked on flange of cover, unidentified
2 ¾ in. (7 cm.) long

Acquired from M. Hakim Antiques, London, 1977.