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A two-colour gold and aventurine glass snuff box, Jean-Auguste Lorentz, charge and discharge marks of Henri Clavel, Paris, 1784
Estimate
5,000 - 8,000 EUR
bidding is closed
Description
- width 5.8 cm.
the lid, base and sides panelled in blue aventurine glass within corded cageworks mounts, the interior lined with engine-turned foil
Provenance
Sotheby's London Olympia, June 6 2002, lot 19.
Condition
Marks rubbed, small scratches and dents consistent with normal use, one small old repair at the body. The gold is tested 585/1000.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Jean-August Lorentz became master of the Goldsmiths' Guild on 22 August 1781. He was one of fourty-nine admitted on that day by letters-patent following the amalgamation of the lapidaries (of whom Lorentz had become master in 1773) with the orfevres-joailliers. He was sponsored by Jean-Claude Bourcevet, himself admitted from the laidaires under the same rules a few weeks earlier but cautioned by the gold box maker Jean-Marie Tiron, then in retirement.