Lot 7
  • 7

dix étuis à cigarettes, poudriers et boîtes, Italie, XXe siècle

Estimate
1,200 - 1,500 EUR
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Description

  • dix étuis à cigarettes, poudriers et boîtes, Italie, XXe siècle
  • silver, 800 standard silver, enamel, mirror, ivory
  • Long. 7 - 9 cm, 2 3/4 - 3 1/2 in
de différentes formes, chacun peint en plein d'une scène pastorale ou d'un portrait (Marie-Antoinette, Marie-Thérèse habillée en Diane), un avec miniature sur ivoire d'après la Vénus de Botticelli, signée Borghini, chacun sur un fond en imitation de lapis lazuli, turquoise ou malachite

of various shapes, each painted en plein with a pastoral subject or portrait (Marie Antoinette, Maria Theresa dressed as Diana) and one with miniature on ivory after Botticelli's Venus, signed Borghini, each on a simulated lapis, turquoise or malachite enamel ground


Condition

Very good condition throughout apart from slight scratching on enamel in a few places.
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