A GILT-METAL MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL BOÎTE À MINIATURES

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Auction Closed

January 21, 06:17 PM GMT

Estimate

2,000 - 3,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF LORD AND LADY FAIRHAVEN

A GILT-METAL MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL BOÎTE À MINIATURES

circular, the lid and base set with glazed miniatures depicting classical remains and a river landscape, stamped mounts decorated with floral foliage, indistinctly marked; together with two apparently unmarked gilt-metal mounted tortoiseshell snuff boxes, one with figures near a cascade, attributed to Alexandre Jean Noël; the other with a Roman architectural capriccio, French School, bearing initials and date LGB 1770

7.5cm., 3 in. wide; 9cm., 3½in. wide; 8cm., 3⅛in. wide

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The Roman architectural capriccios of Giovanni Paolo Panini (1691–1765), which combined ancient monuments with more contemporary structures, were much sought after by Grand Tourists and collectors. This genre of painting was continued by the next generation of artists, including Hubert Robert (1733–1818) and the anonymous painter of the present work.