Royal and Noble
Royal and Noble
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF LORD AND LADY FAIRHAVEN
A GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL MINIATURE SNUFF BOX, JEAN-LOUIS LEFERRE, PARIS, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Auction Closed
January 21, 06:17 PM GMT
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF LORD AND LADY FAIRHAVEN
A GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL MINIATURE SNUFF BOX, JEAN-LOUIS LEFERRE, PARIS, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
rectangular, the lid applied with an earlier miniature depicting a château and its gardens, traditionally identified as Château de Chanteloup, in the manner of the van Blarenberghe family, late 18th century, maker’s mark, gold-lined; together with a rectangular miniature of an orangerie, school of van Blarenberghe, late 18th century, bearing initials VB l.r. in a silver-gilt frame
7.9cm., 3⅛in. wide; 8.5cm., 3⅜in. wide
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