$184
Five Small Continental Decorative Items, comprising four boxes: two French copper enamel, one painted to lid with puce landscape scene, wd. 4 1/8, the other pear-shaped, ht. 3; and two late 19th/early 20th century tortoiseshell, one oval, wd. 2 1/2, the other rectangular, ht. 3 1/4 in.; and a pair of French basse taille enamel opera glasses, lavender ground with red "jewelling," with Tissot optics; sold together with a modern English enamel pillbox, (6 items total). opera glasses with significant loss to enameling at handle. light age typical surface wear to shell boxes. white enamel box with metal rim loose and lifting from base; lid with hairline at l.l. approx. 1".
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2011-07-09
