Auction Preview: Gold Boxes at Christie’s, London, Jul 4
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What: Gold BoxesWhere: Christie’s, 8 King Street, St. James 'sWhen: Jul 04, 2018, 02.00 pmPublic viewing: 30 Jun, 12pm - 5pm; 1 Jul, 12pm - 5pm; 2 Jul, 9am - 4:30pm; 3 Jul, 9am - 8pmTop lots of the sale:- A Saxon Hardstone and Gold Bonbonniere. By Johann-ChAuction Preview: Gold Boxes at Christie’s, London, Jul 4
What: Gold BoxesWhere: Christie’s, 8 King Street, St. James 'sWhen: Jul 04, 2018, 02.00 pmPublic viewing: 30 Jun, 12pm - 5pm; 1 Jul, 12pm - 5pm; 2 Jul, 9am - 4:30pm; 3 Jul, 9am - 8pmTop lots of the sale:- A Saxon Hardstone and Gold Bonbonniere. By Johann-Christian Neuber (1736-1808), Dresden, Circa 1785. Circular gold-lined 'Stein Cabinets Tabatiere' inlaid with 64 numbered specimens of hardstones the sides with two rows of various hardstone plaques numbered from 13 to 40, the base similarly with carnelian leaves and flat simulated pearl centre and framed by a polished gold band with flat simulated pearls inlaid with two concentrical circles of hardstone plaques within engraved gold mounts numbered from 41 to 64 around a central roundel inlaid with striated agate containing a central floral rosette. 2 3/8 in. (60 mm.) diam. Estimate: GBP 250,000 - GBP 350,000 (USD 333,750 - USD 467,250)- A Louis XV Vari-Colour Gold-Mounted Lacquer Snuff-Box By Jean-Francois Breton (Fl. 1737-1791), Marked, Paris, 1767/1768, With The Charge And Decharge Marks Of Jean-Jacques Prevost 1762-1768, The Contra-Marks Of Julien Alaterre 1768-1774 And Jean-Baptiste Fouache 1774-1780 And A Post-1838 French Guarantee Mark For Gold, Struck With Inventory Number 12. Estimate: GBP 50,000 - GBP 80,000 (USD 66,750 - USD 106,800)- A Louis XV Gold Snuff-Box. By Jean-Baptiste Bertin (Fl. 1740-1771), Marked, Paris, 1757/1758, With The Charge And Decharge Marks Of Eloy Brichard 1756-1762, Struck With Two French Post-1838 Restricted Warranty Marks For Gold. Estimate: GBP 30,000 - GBP 50,000 (USD 40,050 - USD 66,750)- A German Enamelled Gold Bonbonniere. Maker’s Mark M C with Crown Above, Hanau, circa 1790, Struck with the Austro-Hungarian Gold Mark for Prague 1807, A Dutch Import Mark And Two French Post-1838 Restricted Warranty Marks For Gold. Estimate: GBP 30,000 - GBP 50,000 (USD 40,050 - USD 66,750)- A Louis XV Gold-Mounted Hardstone Snuff-Box. By Antoine-Philippe Garbe (Fl. 1748-1787), Marked, Paris, 1773/1774, With The Charge And Decharge Marks Of Julien Alaterre 1768-1774 And The Contra-Marks Of Jean-Baptiste Fouache 1774-1780 And Henry Clavel 1780-1782, Struck With Two French Post-1838 Restricted Warranty Marks For Gold. Estimate: GBP 22,000 - GBP 25,000 (USD 29,370 - USD 33,375)- An Italian Silver-Gilt Mounted Hardstone Bonbonniere Set With A Micromosaic Plaque. By Gaspare Nobler (Fl. 1842-1858), Marked, Rome, Circa 1840, The Micromosaic In The Manner Of Giacomo Raffaelli (1753-1836), Rome, Circa 1800. Estimate: GBP 20,000 - GBP 30,000 (USD 26,700 - USD 40,050)- A Louis XV Gold-Mounted Mother-Of-Pearl and Lacquer Snuff-Box. By Jean-Baptiste Russeau (Fl. 1736 Onwards), Marked, Paris, 1737/1738, With the Charge And Decharge Marks of Hubert Louvet 1732-1738. Estimate: GBP 20,000 - GBP 30,000 (USD 26,700 - USD 40,050)For details, visit: https://www.christies.comClick on the slideshow for the highlights of the sale.http://www.blouinartinfo.com/Founder: Louise Blouin Read more