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Auction archive: Lot number 6

A GERMAN JEWELLED AND GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE SNUFF-BOX AND A GEORGE III GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE NÉCESSAIRE

Auction 28.11.2006
28 Nov 2006
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$3,822 - US$5,733
Price realised:
£4,560
ca. US$8,715
Auction archive: Lot number 6

A GERMAN JEWELLED AND GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE SNUFF-BOX AND A GEORGE III GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE NÉCESSAIRE

Auction 28.11.2006
28 Nov 2006
Estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
ca. US$3,822 - US$5,733
Price realised:
£4,560
ca. US$8,715
Beschreibung:

A GERMAN JEWELLED AND GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE SNUFF-BOX AND A GEORGE III GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE NÉCESSAIRE the box probably Dresden, circa 1750; the nécessaire English, circa 1770, later struck with French provincial post-1838 restricted warranty marks for gold Cartouche-shaped jasper box with bevelled base, the hinged cover applied with a pierced and chased gold plaque depicting two putti amongst foliate rococo scrolls and inset with jewelled flowers, the reeded gold mounts centred by a diamond-set foliate thumbpiece echoed at the base mount; together with a tapering flattened rectangular ribbed bloodstone case, with reeded horizontal gold mounts and hinged gold suspension ring on top, diamond pushpiece, the interior fitted with gold-mounted steel tweezers with incorporated nail file, a gold bodkin with incorporated ear-spoon, gold-mounted steel scissors and a folding penknife with chased gold handle (tablets and pencil missing) The box 2¼ in. (61 mm.) wide; the nécessaire 3 3/8 in. (85mm.) high (2)

Auction archive: Lot number 6
Auction:
Datum:
28 Nov 2006
Auction house:
Christie's
28 November 2006, London, King Street
Beschreibung:

A GERMAN JEWELLED AND GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE SNUFF-BOX AND A GEORGE III GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE NÉCESSAIRE the box probably Dresden, circa 1750; the nécessaire English, circa 1770, later struck with French provincial post-1838 restricted warranty marks for gold Cartouche-shaped jasper box with bevelled base, the hinged cover applied with a pierced and chased gold plaque depicting two putti amongst foliate rococo scrolls and inset with jewelled flowers, the reeded gold mounts centred by a diamond-set foliate thumbpiece echoed at the base mount; together with a tapering flattened rectangular ribbed bloodstone case, with reeded horizontal gold mounts and hinged gold suspension ring on top, diamond pushpiece, the interior fitted with gold-mounted steel tweezers with incorporated nail file, a gold bodkin with incorporated ear-spoon, gold-mounted steel scissors and a folding penknife with chased gold handle (tablets and pencil missing) The box 2¼ in. (61 mm.) wide; the nécessaire 3 3/8 in. (85mm.) high (2)

Auction archive: Lot number 6
Auction:
Datum:
28 Nov 2006
Auction house:
Christie's
28 November 2006, London, King Street
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