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Auction archive: Lot number 69

THREE SILVER AND ENAMEL BOXES,ENLGISH

Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,533 - US$2,300
Price realised:
£2,500
ca. US$3,834
Auction archive: Lot number 69

THREE SILVER AND ENAMEL BOXES,ENLGISH

Estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
ca. US$1,533 - US$2,300
Price realised:
£2,500
ca. US$3,834
Beschreibung:

Three silver and enamel boxes,Enlgish circular, the first 'Cymric,' Liberty & Co Ltd, Birmingham, 1904, the detachable lid with raised stylised foliage against a peacock blue enamel ground, gilt interior, struck 'CYMRIC' and stamped 680A, ink inventory number '435'; the second Bell & Willmott, London, 1902, the domed hinged lid decorated with translucent emerald green enamel over a bright-cut field, applied in gold with the cipher of Queen Alexandra, ink inventory number '146' and further inscribed in ink 'Pr. Olga'; the third Thomas Eady & Co Ltd, London, 1906, with bold ribbon-tied reeded borders, the hinged lid enamelled in translucent yellow over engine-turning and set with a moonstone, gilt interior, Patent Office Design Registry number 477154, ink inventory 'No. 233' and contains a handwritten note in ink: 'For darling Aunt Thyra/ frm yr. Loving niece / Louise. / a tiny box / with my love & I love yr. delicious / box / Xmas 1906.' diameters: 5.9, 3.1, 5cm; 2 3/8 , 1 1/4 , 2in.

Auction archive: Lot number 69
Auction:
Datum:
24 Nov 2008
Auction house:
Sotheby's
London
Beschreibung:

Three silver and enamel boxes,Enlgish circular, the first 'Cymric,' Liberty & Co Ltd, Birmingham, 1904, the detachable lid with raised stylised foliage against a peacock blue enamel ground, gilt interior, struck 'CYMRIC' and stamped 680A, ink inventory number '435'; the second Bell & Willmott, London, 1902, the domed hinged lid decorated with translucent emerald green enamel over a bright-cut field, applied in gold with the cipher of Queen Alexandra, ink inventory number '146' and further inscribed in ink 'Pr. Olga'; the third Thomas Eady & Co Ltd, London, 1906, with bold ribbon-tied reeded borders, the hinged lid enamelled in translucent yellow over engine-turning and set with a moonstone, gilt interior, Patent Office Design Registry number 477154, ink inventory 'No. 233' and contains a handwritten note in ink: 'For darling Aunt Thyra/ frm yr. Loving niece / Louise. / a tiny box / with my love & I love yr. delicious / box / Xmas 1906.' diameters: 5.9, 3.1, 5cm; 2 3/8 , 1 1/4 , 2in.

Auction archive: Lot number 69
Auction:
Datum:
24 Nov 2008
Auction house:
Sotheby's
London
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