Live Auction 6716Christie's Interiors Style & Spirit
A GOLD-MOUNTED AMETHYST IN QUARTZ SNUFF BOX CARVED AS A COURT SHOE
Lot 309

A GOLD-MOUNTED AMETHYST IN QUARTZ SNUFF BOX CARVED AS A COURT SHOE

UNMARKED, PROBABLY ENGLISH OR GERMAN, THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY

Closed5 July 2011

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GBP 3,750

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A GOLD-MOUNTED AMETHYST IN QUARTZ SNUFF BOX CARVED AS A COURT SHOE
UNMARKED, PROBABLY ENGLISH OR GERMAN, THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
With a garnet-set buckle above the toe
3¾ in. long (9.5 cm.)