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Click here to subscribeA 19th century Austro-Hungarian silver and niello work snuff box, maker's mark C.R, rectangular form, the hinged cover with scene of a deer being chased by a huntsman and dog, within foliate scroll decoration, the sides and base with similar decoration, length 10cm, approx. weight 3oz. Provenance: From the collection of Mrs Igor Vinogradoff, and then by descent to the present owner.
A 19th century Russian silver and niello work snuff box, Moscow 1829, assay master Nikolay Dubrovin, rectangular form, the cover, base and sides with foliate scroll niello decoration, gilded interior, length 9cm, approx. weight 3.5oz. Provenance: From the collection of Mrs Igor Vinogradoff, and then by descent to the present owner. Purchased Christie's 2 Feb 1960, lot 149 (part).
A 19th century Russian silver and niello work snuff box, Moscow 1884, rectangular form, the cover with two horses and riders, the base with a port scenes, the sides with trellis decoration, length 8cm, approx. weight 2.4oz. Provenance: From the collection of Mrs Igor Vinogradoff, and then by descent to the present owner. Purchased Christie's 2 Feb 1960, lot 149(part).
A 19th century French silver and niello work snuff box, maker's mark of L.B in a lozenge, oval form, the cover, tapering sides and base with geometric decoration, gilded interior, length 7.8cm, approx. weight 2.3oz. Provenance: From the collection of Mrs Igor Vinogradoff, and then by descent to the present owner. Purchased Christie's 2 Feb 1960, lot 149 (part).
A 19th century Austro-Hungarian silver-gilt snuff box, maker's mark SES, 1840, rectangular form, plain sides and engine-turned base, the hinged cover with a cast relief panel of a mounted horseman wielding a sword, with foliate scroll decoration, engine-turned border, length 8.2cm, approx. weight 3.5oz.
A late 18th century silver-mounted cowrie shell snuff box, unmarked, circa 1780-1790, oval form, the hinged cover with a crest and monogram within foliate mantling, length 8.8cm. The crest is that for Hanning, Harman, Hunt, Hutton and other families. Purchased in 1958 from Cameo Corner, for £5.
A 19th century Russian silver 'trompe L'oeuil' snuff box, by Karl Veyrlen, Moscow circa 1880, rectangular form, modelled as a suitcase, with belted straps and engine-turned decoration, the cover with an oval cartouche engraved with a pointer dog facing left, the base engraved with a crest, length 10cm, approx. weight 4.8oz.
A Continental enamel double snuff box, mid 18th century, the rectangular form with a silver-mounted hinged cover to each side, decorated perhaps in the Fromery workshop, each cover with a fox, dog and birds amidst continuous foliate scrolls and flowering branches, richly decorated with jewelled green and pink enamels, and raised gilding on a white ground, the silver mounts with Paris discharge marks, 7.7cm across.
A Continental enamel double snuff box, mid 18th century, the rectangular form with silver-mounted hinged lids revealing adjacent compartments, possibly decorated in the Fromery workshop, with rich elaborate raised gilding and jewelled green enamel in formal scrolling designs, with Paris discharge marks for 1758, 8cm.
A 19th century Indian silver snuff box, by Peter N. Orr, Madras circa 1860, rectangular form, the hinged cover with chased foliate decoration and birds, tapering sides with engraved decoration, the hinged cover with a crest and inscribed 'A remembrance of Richard Green', the interior gilded and with a later inscription 'A.S.Kettlemell, from H.G, 1876', length 9cm, approx. weight 7.5oz. The crest is that of Green of Norfolk and Essex.
A George IV silver raised relief snuff box, by Joseph Willmore, no apparent date letter, Birmingham circa 1825, rectangular form, the hinged cover with a raised classical battle scene, possibly Alexander The Great on horseback at the Battle of Issus, reeded sides and engine-turned base with a vacant cartouche, length 7.7cm, approx. weight 4oz.
A George III provincial silver snuff box, by Langlands and Robertson, Newcastle circa 1790, oval navette form, the flush hinged cover with a bright-cut border and with a crest, the interior with traces of gilding, length 8.6cm, approx. weight 2.5oz. The crest is that of Bokenham, Brockett, Creekman, Ward and other families.
A William and Mary silver double snuff box, maker's mark T.F with a bird above, possibly for Thomas Fowles, London circa 1690, oval form, with two flush hinged covers with engraved scroll and shell decoration, gilded interior, the sides with traces of gilding, length 7.5cm, approx. weight 2.6oz.,
An early 19th century jewel-set, hard stone and gold box unmarked, oval form, the cover set with a reeded panel of amber-coloured agate set with cabochon gems including a opal, moonstone and nephrite, with trailing leaf frame applied with flower heads in silver and rose gold, the gold sides finely chased with panels of foliage below a band of stiff leaves, the underside chased with a spray of flowers on a matted ground within a stiff leaf border, length 5cm.
A George III silver-gilt and micromosaic mounted snuff box, by Hockley and Bosworth, London 1815, rectangular form, the hinged cover with a Roman micromosaic depicting a cockerel and hen in a field, foliate scroll border, the sides and base with engine-turned decoration, plain thumb-piece, length 7.5cm.
A good silver-mounted Saint Cloud snuff box or bonbonniθre, c.1745, modelled in the blanc de Chine manner as the pagoda figure of Buddhai Ho Sheng, the rotund Chinese monk seated with belly exposed, his robes moulded with flower sprays, echoed to the hinged flat cover, the silver mount with Paris discharge marks for 1744-50, 6.5cm high.
A Mennecy silver-mounted snuff box, c.1750, the mount with a later Dutch tax mark, modelled as a dog and her puppy recumbent on an oval grassy base, the pup nestling into its mother's side, their coats decorated with splashes in shades of brown, the flat base with an incised basket weave design, painted with European flowers in a traditional muted palette, impressed control marks to the later silver mounts, 6.7cm.
A Chantilly silver-mounted circular snuff box, c.1740, the cover painted with a chinoiserie scene of figures beneath a double parasol, one with a bird, another blowing a horn, between other figures carrying baskets of flowers and other objects, the shaped sides and base with further figures carrying various objects between flower sprays and flying insects, 6.7cm across.
A Mennecy porcelain silver-mounted snuff box and cover, c.1740, modelled as a reclining shepherd, leaning his head on his right hand, his crook lying by his side, the oval base moulded with sprays of flowering prunus, picked out in a Kakiemon palette, with further sprays of flowers painted to either side of the flat base, Paris discharge mark for 1738-44, 7.8cm across.
A 19th century French silver-gilt and silver snuff box, also marked with a Russian import mark for St. Petersburg, oval form, engraved foliate scroll decoration, the hinged cover applied with a raised silver relief of drinking revellers, after Tenniers, foliate thumb-piece, length 8.8cm, approx. weight 4oz.
λA late 18th / early 19th century Continental silver-gilt portrait snuff box, maker's mark C.k, struck four times, circular form, the pull-off cover set with a circular panel after George Engleheart, depicting a lady wearing a bonnet, the side of the cover inscribed 'Vog 8 lod 3 gint', diameter 7.2cm, approx. weight 4.2oz.
A 18th century silver-gilt mounted agate snuff box, unmarked, shaped rectangular form, reeded mounts and plain thumb-piece, shaped bombè sides, the interior with an old collection label '51', length 7.8cm. Provenance: A Ducal collection of Hardstone and Gold Boxes Collected by the 7th and 8th Dukes of Wellington, Bonhams, New Bond Street, 19 June 2013, lot 39.
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