ID 992573
Los 79 | A LOUIS XVI GOLD AND HARDSTONE SNUFF BOX
Schätzwert
£ 7 000 – 10 000
BY ADRIEN-JEAN-MAXIMILIEN VACHETTE (FL. 1753-1839), PARIS, 1784; WITH CHARGE AND DECHARGE OF HENRI CLAVEL, 1783-1789, WITH POST-REVOLUTIONARY MAKER'S MARK, PETITE RECENSE POUR LES OUVRAGES MARQUES DES POINCONS DE L'ANCIEN REGIME AND PETITES RECENCES FOR PARIS 1809-1819 AND 1819-1838
Oval, the lid and sides inset with panels of cloudy brown agate, the lid panel slightly domed and ringed by a lighter striation within a fluted gold mount, the side panels framed by plain flutes, the base with ovolo border, the underside with polished gold centre within a fluted border, engraved with later inscription on flange, marked inside the base rim and on cover rim
3 1/3 in. (85 mm.) wide
gross weight 3 oz. 15 dwt. (117 gr.)
The later inscription reads: '23 Mai 1932-25 mai 1957'.
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, Geneva, 18 November 1997, lot 216.
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.
| Künstler: | Adrien Vachette (1753 - 1839) |
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| Material: | Gold, Stein |
| Herkunftsort: | Westeuropa, Frankreich, Europa |
| Kategorie des Auktionshauses: | Alle anderen Arten von Objekten, Dosen und Tabatièren, Schachteln und Etuis |
| Künstler: | Adrien Vachette (1753 - 1839) |
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| Material: | Gold, Stein |
| Herkunftsort: | Westeuropa, Frankreich, Europa |
| Kategorie des Auktionshauses: | Alle anderen Arten von Objekten, Dosen und Tabatièren, Schachteln und Etuis |
| Adresse der Versteigerung |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London Vereinigtes Königreich | |
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