A CONTINENTAL GILT-METAL AND GREEN-PAINTED NOVELTY TABLE CIGAR CASE IN THE FORM OF A STOVE
26.01.2022 10:30UTC +00:00
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2750GBP £ 2 750
| Auctioneer | CHRISTIE'S |
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| Event location | United Kingdom, London |
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ID 696909
Lot 178 | A CONTINENTAL GILT-METAL AND GREEN-PAINTED NOVELTY TABLE CIGAR CASE IN THE FORM OF A STOVE
Estimate value
£ 800 – 1 200
SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY MADE FOR THE OTTOMAN MARKET
The hinged main cover lined with pink pleated silk, enclosing apertures for cigars, the ornamental smoke stack also with hinged cover, possibly for matches, the base with ornamental hinged stoking door, the underside inscribed in ink '10164'
7 in. (18 cm.) high; 4 3⁄4 in. (12 cm.) wide
Provenance
Acquired from Jacques Perrin, Paris, 1994.
Supplied by François-Joseph Graf.
Special notice
These lots have 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.
| Medium: | Gilding |
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| Category: | Cigarette cases |
| Medium: | Gilding |
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| Category: | Cigarette cases |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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