TWO 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL SNUFF-BOXES
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TWO 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL SNUFF-BOXES
A GILT-METAL MOUNTED GLASS BOX, PROBABLY GERMANY, CIRCA 1780 AND A GOLD-MOUNTED LACQUER BOX WITH SPURIOUS MARKS OF JEAN DUCROLLAY, PARIS, 1750-1756
Details
The gilt-metal mounted glass box with two-colour and mother-of-pearl posé motifs of architectural landscapes and cities, on the small sides a gardener and a grape picker, with gilt-metal wavy moulded rims and rococo scrolling thumbpiece;
The small lacquer box, ingot-shaped in cagework chased with chevrons, the panels of lacquer decorated with stylised trelliwork centred by a quatrefoil, marked on flange and on cover rim, with later French control marks in use after 1838
3 3/8 in. (8,5 cm.) and 2 7/8 in. (7,3 cm.)
Total gross weight: 5 oz. 17 dwt. (182 gr.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, Geneva, 14 May 1996, lot 342 (for the ingot shaped lacquer box).
A GILT-METAL MOUNTED GLASS BOX, PROBABLY GERMANY, CIRCA 1780 AND A GOLD-MOUNTED LACQUER BOX WITH SPURIOUS MARKS OF JEAN DUCROLLAY, PARIS, 1750-1756
Details
The gilt-metal mounted glass box with two-colour and mother-of-pearl posé motifs of architectural landscapes and cities, on the small sides a gardener and a grape picker, with gilt-metal wavy moulded rims and rococo scrolling thumbpiece;
The small lacquer box, ingot-shaped in cagework chased with chevrons, the panels of lacquer decorated with stylised trelliwork centred by a quatrefoil, marked on flange and on cover rim, with later French control marks in use after 1838
3 3/8 in. (8,5 cm.) and 2 7/8 in. (7,3 cm.)
Total gross weight: 5 oz. 17 dwt. (182 gr.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, Geneva, 14 May 1996, lot 342 (for the ingot shaped lacquer box).
Buyer's Premium
- 26% up to £800,000.00
- 21% up to £4,500,000.00
- 15% above £4,500,000.00
TWO 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL SNUFF-BOXES
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000
Starting Price £1,000
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