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Lot 87: A gold-mounted and jewelled aventurine snuff box set with a portrait miniaturecirca 1820, the miniature attributed to Henri Benner (French 1776-after 1833)

Est: £8,000 GBP - £10,000 GBP
Bonhams 3London, United KingdomNovember 28, 2012

Item Overview

Description

circa 1820, the miniature attributed to Henri Benner (French 1776-after 1833)
shaped oval, the cover centred by an oval portrait miniature depicting Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich in uniform with red facings and gold epaulettes, decorated with the Imperial Order of Saint Andrew within a gold mounted diamond-set bezel further enriched with quatre-couleur floral motifs, the narrow gold mounts of the box engraved with stylised acanthus
width: 7.6cm (2 1/2in).

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Auction Details

Russian Sale

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Bonhams 3
November 28, 2012, 12:00 PM GMT

101 New Bond Street, London, LDN, W1S 1SR, UK