Design 17/20: Silver and Gold Boxes

Design 17/20: Silver and Gold Boxes

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 133. A French silver toothpick holder shaped as porcupine, Paris, 1809-1819 | Porte cure-dents en argent en forme de porc-épic, Paris, 1809-1819.

A French silver toothpick holder shaped as porcupine, Paris, 1809-1819 | Porte cure-dents en argent en forme de porc-épic, Paris, 1809-1819

Lot Closed

June 27, 02:12 PM GMT

Estimate

3,000 - 4,000 EUR

Lot Details

Description

A French silver toothpick holder shaped as porcupine, Paris, 1809-1819


on a square base, the porcupine on a pedestal resting on a circular terrace

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Porte cure-dents en argent en forme de porc-épic, Paris, 1809-1819


reposant sur une base carrée, le porc-épic sur un piédestal reposant sur une terrasse ronde


5¾in. high; 9¾oz.

haut. 14.5 cm ; 278 g

We can attribute this toothpick holder to Marc-Augustin Lebrun because of the one toothpick holder sold at Sotheby's Paris, 06 May 2015, lot 90.

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Nous pouvons attribuer ce porte cure-dents à Marc-Augustin Lebrun en raison du porte cure-dents vendu à Sotheby's Paris, 06 mai 2015, lot 90.

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