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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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