Important Silver, Gold Boxes and Portrait Minatures
Catalogue Information: 207 lots with images
Date: 2004
Auction House:
Sotheby's
Location:
United Kingdom
Lot 1: A RECTANGULAR GOLD SNUFF BOX, PIERRE-MÉDARD MOTHET, CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-JACQUES
A RECTANGULAR GOLD SNUFF BOX, PIERRE-MÉDARD MOTHET, CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-JACQUES PRÉVOST, PARIS, 1766of ingot form, simply decorated with panels of wavy engine-turning within unusual scale and star borders
Lot 2: AN OVAL THREE-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF BOX, JEAN-ANTOINE JOUBERT, CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF HENRI
AN OVAL THREE-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF BOX, JEAN-ANTOINE JOUBERT, CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF HENRI CLAVEL, PARIS, 1782the lid chased with an oval ribbon and wreath-hung gardening trophy against a wavy engine-turned ground scattered with pellets within be [...more]
Lot 3: A TWO-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF BOX, CHARLES OUIZILLE, CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF CHARLES OUIZILLE,
A TWO-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF BOX, CHARLES OUIZILLE, CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF CHARLES OUIZILLE, PARIS, 1775, THE BEZEL NUMBERED: 178oval, decorated with panels of scale engine-turning within lemon gold chased acanthus borders, the sides divided by lea [...more]
Lot 4: A GOLD-MOUNTED FOILED GLASS BONBONNIÈRE, POINÇONS DE LA MAISON COMMUNE, PARIS, CIRCA 1785
circular, the royal blue glass panels over foil impressed with trefoils on concentric reeding within corded gold borders, the cover applied with a central trefoil-ornamented rosette, the interior lined with horn over further stamped foil
Lot 5: A CHASED GOLD SNUFF BOX, UNMARKED, PROBABLY ENGLISH BUT PERHAPS DANISH, CIRCA 1760
rectangular, the lid panel repoussé with an allegorical representation of Time crowning Hope, within architectural rocaille, the baluster sides and base chased and flat-chased with flowers tumbling over rococo scrollwork
