TWO GOLD PILLBOXES AND A HARDSTONE FLOWER STUDY

Lot 77
20.08.2020 10:00UTC +00:00
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$ 3 750
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 382954
Lot 77 | TWO GOLD PILLBOXES AND A HARDSTONE FLOWER STUDY
Estimate value
$ 1 500 – 2 500
Both pillboxes square, the first in yellow gold basket-weave with a sapphire push-piece, signed VAN CLEEF & ARPELS and marked 18K, numbered 18V55-3; the second in yellow gold with panels of engine-turning to the sides and base, the lift-up hinged cover engraved with a medal of Saint Christopher with four rubies to each corner, and engraved to the inside with initials TYR / MW, apparently unsigned, marked 14K; the flower study designed as a spray of lily of the valley in various hardstones on metal stems and resting in a clear molded glass vase, apparently unmarked, in display box stamped Hammer Galleries New York to the inside
11/8 in. (3 cm.) long, the first pillbox; 1 in. (2.5 cm.) long, the second pillbox; 53/4 in. (14.7 cm.) high, the flower study
27 gr. gross weight, the pillboxes
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
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