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A three-colour gold and cameo snuff box, Charles-Joachim-Benjamin Dallemagne, Paris, 1787
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- gold, hardstone
- width 7.3cm, 2 7/8 in
oval, scattered with mullets and pellets on a reeded ground within coloured gold garland borders, the lid later inset with an oval hardstone cameo of Sappho, a laurel wreath in her hair, within a frame of chased laurel on a sablé ground
Condition
A crisp smart box. The hinge has been excellently repaired but there is very slight denting below and a slight gap when box is closed; several minor nicks and irregularities in base rim.
"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
Dallemagne entered a first mark, CJB a mallet between, on 29 March 1786, from the rue St-Denis, sponsored by Louis-Julien Anthiaume, son of Jacques Anthiaume, both noted cutlery makers. Dallemagne entered two post-revolutionary maker's marks in 1801 and 1807 for l'orfèvrerie : le couvert. While his first mark appears on a number of gold boxes and étuis à cire in the 1780s (c.f. Sotheby's Olympia, 21 November 2002, lot 43, a three-colour gold box of 1787), his later mark is only recorded on cutlery, evidently then a more profitable market.