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Auction archive: Lot number 5

A FRENCH ENAMELLED GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL SNUFF-BOX SET ...

Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$4,971 - US$7,457
Price realised:
£6,250
ca. US$7,767
Auction archive: Lot number 5

A FRENCH ENAMELLED GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL SNUFF-BOX SET ...

Estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
ca. US$4,971 - US$7,457
Price realised:
£6,250
ca. US$7,767
Beschreibung:

A FRENCH ENAMELLED GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL SNUFF-BOX SET WITH GRISAILLE MINIATURES
BY ADRIEN-JEAN-MAXIMILIEN VACHETTE (FL. 1779-1839), MARKED, PARIS, CIRCA 1800, THE FLANGE ENGRAVED 'VACHETTE A PARIS', STRUCK WITH THE POST-REVOLUTIONARY UNOFFICIAL STANDARD MARK FOR 18 CARAT GOLD, THE MINIATURES ATTRIBUTED TO JACQUES-JOSEPH DE GAULT (1738-1817)
A FRENCH ENAMELLED GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL SNUFF-BOX SET WITH GRISAILLE MINIATURES BY ADRIEN-JEAN-MAXIMILIEN VACHETTE (FL. 1779-1839), MARKED, PARIS, CIRCA 1800, THE FLANGE ENGRAVED 'VACHETTE A PARIS', STRUCK WITH THE POST-REVOLUTIONARY UNOFFICIAL STANDARD MARK FOR 18 CARAT GOLD, THE MINIATURES ATTRIBUTED TO JACQUES-JOSEPH DE GAULT (1738-1817) circular gold-lined dark tortoiseshell box with waisted sides, the cover inset with a chased sabl é gold plaque set with six oval glazed miniatures on ivory, finely painted en grisaille on a slate-coloured ground with scenes from classical mythology and playful putti, within a black enamel taille d’épargne outer border 3¾ in. (95 mm.) diam.

Auction archive: Lot number 5
Auction:
Datum:
29 Nov 2016
Auction house:
Christie's
London
Beschreibung:

A FRENCH ENAMELLED GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL SNUFF-BOX SET WITH GRISAILLE MINIATURES
BY ADRIEN-JEAN-MAXIMILIEN VACHETTE (FL. 1779-1839), MARKED, PARIS, CIRCA 1800, THE FLANGE ENGRAVED 'VACHETTE A PARIS', STRUCK WITH THE POST-REVOLUTIONARY UNOFFICIAL STANDARD MARK FOR 18 CARAT GOLD, THE MINIATURES ATTRIBUTED TO JACQUES-JOSEPH DE GAULT (1738-1817)
A FRENCH ENAMELLED GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL SNUFF-BOX SET WITH GRISAILLE MINIATURES BY ADRIEN-JEAN-MAXIMILIEN VACHETTE (FL. 1779-1839), MARKED, PARIS, CIRCA 1800, THE FLANGE ENGRAVED 'VACHETTE A PARIS', STRUCK WITH THE POST-REVOLUTIONARY UNOFFICIAL STANDARD MARK FOR 18 CARAT GOLD, THE MINIATURES ATTRIBUTED TO JACQUES-JOSEPH DE GAULT (1738-1817) circular gold-lined dark tortoiseshell box with waisted sides, the cover inset with a chased sabl é gold plaque set with six oval glazed miniatures on ivory, finely painted en grisaille on a slate-coloured ground with scenes from classical mythology and playful putti, within a black enamel taille d’épargne outer border 3¾ in. (95 mm.) diam.

Auction archive: Lot number 5
Auction:
Datum:
29 Nov 2016
Auction house:
Christie's
London
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