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Auction archive: Lot number 21

A LOUIS XV GOLD SNUFF-BOX

Silver & Gold Boxes
18 May 2016
Estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
ca. US$14,543 - US$21,815
Price realised:
£50,000
ca. US$72,718
Auction archive: Lot number 21

A LOUIS XV GOLD SNUFF-BOX

Silver & Gold Boxes
18 May 2016
Estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
ca. US$14,543 - US$21,815
Price realised:
£50,000
ca. US$72,718
Beschreibung:

A LOUIS XV GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY PIERRE-FRANÇOIS DELAFONS (FL. 1732-1784), MARKED, PARIS, 1733/1734, WITH THE CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF HUBERT LOUVET 1732-1738
A LOUIS XV GOLD SNUFF-BOX BY PIERRE-FRANÇOIS DELAFONS (FL. 1732-1784), MARKED, PARIS, 1733/1734, WITH THE CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF HUBERT LOUVET 1732-1738 cartouche-shaped box with bomb é sides, boldly chased, the cover with a Baroque courtyard capriccio, the sides with rocaille motifs and shells, the base with curvilinear architectural forms, all within reeded polished gold borders, slightly raised scroll thumbpiece 3 1/8 in. (80 mm.) wide 4¼ oz. (130 gr.)

Auction archive: Lot number 21
Auction:
Datum:
18 May 2016
Auction house:
Christie's
London
Beschreibung:

A LOUIS XV GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY PIERRE-FRANÇOIS DELAFONS (FL. 1732-1784), MARKED, PARIS, 1733/1734, WITH THE CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF HUBERT LOUVET 1732-1738
A LOUIS XV GOLD SNUFF-BOX BY PIERRE-FRANÇOIS DELAFONS (FL. 1732-1784), MARKED, PARIS, 1733/1734, WITH THE CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF HUBERT LOUVET 1732-1738 cartouche-shaped box with bomb é sides, boldly chased, the cover with a Baroque courtyard capriccio, the sides with rocaille motifs and shells, the base with curvilinear architectural forms, all within reeded polished gold borders, slightly raised scroll thumbpiece 3 1/8 in. (80 mm.) wide 4¼ oz. (130 gr.)

Auction archive: Lot number 21
Auction:
Datum:
18 May 2016
Auction house:
Christie's
London
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