Gazette Drouot logo print
Lot n° 222

AN ARMENIAN SILVER AND NIELLO SNUFFBOX Armenia,...

result :
Not available
Estimate :
Subscribers only

AN ARMENIAN SILVER AND NIELLO SNUFFBOX Armenia, Ottoman Eastern Provinces, ca. 1890 - 1910 Of rectangular shape with rounded edges, the exterior incised and inlaid with black niello, with an oval medallion on the front in-filled with a harbour landscape scene, encased within concentric bands of hatched and chequered patterns, the reverse with a plain diamond-shaped cartouche set against a chequered ground, the interior parcel-gilt and stamped 'VAN' on the lid, 6cm x 9.5cm, 120gr.