ID 992580
Lot 146 | A LOUIS XV ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
Estimate value
£ 30 000 – 50 000
BY JEAN-BAPTISTE DEVOS (FL. 1720-1766), PARIS, 1725/1726, WITH THE CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF CHARLES CORDIER 1722-1726, WITH THE FRENCH RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARK FOR GOLD PARIS 1838 ONWARD; THE FLANGE ENGRAVED GOUERS A PARIS
Cartouche-shaped with wavy outlines, the cover, sides and base chased with panels of flowers, gardening trophies and shells on sablé ground, enamelled en plein in translucent green and in opaque white, purple and blue with foliage and flowers including carnations, roses and tulips, framed by polished gold bands, the slightly raised wavy thumbpiece with rocaille shell beneath, the cover set inside with a miniature under glass, finely painted on vellum with a mythological scene depicting cupid inspiring poetry and music personified by two maidens in a landscape by a pond with two swans in the foreground, with later leather case stamped BULGARI/ROMA, marked inside, on flange and on cover with later Dutch control mark in use from 1893-1906
2 5/8 in. (67 mm.) wide
gross weight 3 oz. 1 dwt. (95 gr.)
Provenance
Félix Doistau (1846-1936).
The celebrated collection of Félix Doistau; Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 18-19 June 1928, lot 109.
With S. Bulgari.
A Lady; Christie's, London, 22 May 2001, lot 37.
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.
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Enamel, Gold, Plastic |
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| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Cans and snuffboxes, Boxes and Cases |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Enamel, Gold, Plastic |
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| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Cans and snuffboxes, Boxes and Cases |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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