ID 992585
Lot 46 | A FRENCH GOLD PILL BOX SET WITH A MICROMOSAIC
Estimate value
£ 3 000 – 5 000
THE BOX BY GABRIEL RAOUL MOREL (FL.1797-1832) MARKED, PARIS, 1809-1817; THE MICROMOSAIC, ROME, CIRCA 1810
Oval, the base and sides with matt and bright cut trelliswork, the cover set with a micromosaic of a recumbent liver and white spaniel in a landscape within foliate border, marked in base, cover and flange
11/4 in. (32 mm.) wide
gross weight 15 dwt. (24 gr.)
Provenance
The Palmieri Collection; Christie's, London, 28 March 1996, lot 104.
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.
| Artist: | Gabriel Raoul Morel (1764 - 1832) |
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| Applied technique: | Micromosaic |
| Medium: | Gold, Stone |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Category: | Pill box |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Boxes and Cases |
| Artist: | Gabriel Raoul Morel (1764 - 1832) |
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| Applied technique: | Micromosaic |
| Medium: | Gold, Stone |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Category: | Pill box |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Boxes and Cases |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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