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Post Medieval Silver Snuff Box Set with Agate Intaglio of Saint Jerome Post Medieval Silver Snuff Box Set with Agate Intaglio of Saint Jerome Post Medieval Silver Snuff Box Set with Agate Intaglio of Saint Jerome Post Medieval Silver Snuff Box Set with Agate Intaglio of Saint Jerome Post Medieval Silver Snuff Box Set with Agate Intaglio of Saint Jerome Post Medieval Silver Snuff Box Set with Agate Intaglio of Saint Jerome
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LOT 2028

Post Medieval Silver Snuff Box Set with Agate Intaglio of Saint Jerome

ITALY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.

2 in. (52.7 grams, 53 mm).

Decorated with a repeating motif of acanthus leaves and facing masks of Bacchus; lid of set with an agate intaglio of Saint Jerome kneeling before a crucifix within a rope-twist and dog's tooth border, surrounded by leafy swags on a pounced field; old collector's label 'Walecki Collection 207006' to inner lid.

Provenance

Private collection, Europe.
Acquired on the English art market.

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LOT 2028

Post Medieval Silver Snuff Box Set with Agate Intaglio of Saint Jerome

Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)

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