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A SPANISH GOLD AND SILVER-DAMASCENED STEEL JEWEL CASKET

Lot 20
06.07.2023 12:00UTC +00:00
Classic
Starting price
£ 150 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 992776
Lot 20 | A SPANISH GOLD AND SILVER-DAMASCENED STEEL JEWEL CASKET
Estimate value
£ 150 000 – 250 000
A SPANISH GOLD AND SILVER-DAMASCENED STEEL JEWEL CASKET

BY PLACIDO ZULOAGA, EIBAR, CIRCA 1875-80

Decorated overall with scrolling arabesques and foliage, military trophies, cornucopiae, masks, satyrs, putti, dolphins and other mythological creatures, the domed cover with sprung latch decorated with a medallion depicting Cupid on a dolphin, opening to reveal an associated purple velvet-lined interior, the sides with handles, on four bun feet, the escutcheon signed with initials 'PZ'

12 1/2 in. (32 cm.) high; 17 1/2 in. (45 cm.) wide; 10 1/4 in. (25.5 cm.) deep





Provenance

Alfred Morrison (1821-1897), 16 Carlton House Terrace, London;

thence by descent to his granddaughter Hester Sassoon née Gatty (1906-1973), and Siegried Sassoon (1888-1967) at Heytesbury House, Wiltshire;

thence by descent to George Sassoon (1936-2006);

thence by descent until sold, Shapes of Edinburgh, 7 March 2009, lot 177.



Literature

'Treasure-Houses of Art', The Magazine of Art, Volume II, 1880, London, fig. 2, p. 208.



COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:

Anon. Visite à l'Exposition Universelle de Paris, Paris, 1855.

La République française, 14 June 1874.

‘Artistical Spain,’ Le Pantheon de l’Industrie, 1 January 1891.

J. D. Lavin, The Art and Tradition of the Zuloagas, Spanish Damascene from the Khalili Collection, 1997.



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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.
Applied technique:Metalwork
Medium:Gold, Silver, Steel
Place of origin:Europe, Spain
Auction house category:All other types of objects
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