Lot 89
  • 89

A Group of Four Silver and Enamel Vesta Cases depicting female nudes

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description

  • one with a nude in Beaux Arts interior, reverse with armorials, and another with a bust of a nude, possibly later, both with Birmingham import marks, 1904; third with two nudes on a river bank, London import mark, 1902; fourth with nude on a fur rug, stamped 925.  Together with a cigarette box enameled with two geishas, Austrian, circa 1900; 5 pieces
  • lengths 4in. 2in.
  • 10.2cm, 5,.5cm

Condition

as noted re example with profile, all with some scratches, otherwise good
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