A FRENCH ENAMELLED TWO-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX

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£ 30 000
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07.07.2023 11:00UTC +01:00
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Los 80 | A FRENCH ENAMELLED TWO-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
A FRENCH ENAMELLED TWO-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX

BY ADRIEN-JEAN-MAXIMILIEN VACHETTE (FL. 1753-1839), PARIS, 1809-1819, WITH GARANTEE FOR GOLD 1809-1819, RECENSE MARK FOR 1819-1838, LATER CONTROL MARK IN USE AFTER 1838

Rectangular, set with panels of engine-turned mesh ground enamelled en plein in camaieu rose with playing putti within reeded rims and fluted pilasters, marked inside base, cover, side, inside and outside bezel, also with 20-karat standard mark used after 1793

3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) long

gross weight 6 oz. 13 dwt. (208 gr.)





Provenance

The Ortiz-Patiño Collection of Highly Important French Gold Boxes; Christie's, London, 26 June 1974, lot 5.

A Gentleman; Christie's, London, 28 November 1984, lot 233.

Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 19 October 2001, lot 43.



Literature

K. A. Snowman, Eighteenth Century Gold Boxes of Paris: A Catalogue of the J. Ortiz-Patiño Collection, 1974, no. 64, p. 138-39.

C. Truman ed. The Glory of the Goldsmith: Magnificent Gold and Silver From the Al-Tajir Collection, London 1989, no. 186, p. 236.



Exhibited

London, Christie's, 'The Glory of the Goldsmith: Magnificent Gold and Silver from the Al-Tajir Collection', 1989, no. 186.



Special notice

This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
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