STYLE: European Silver, Gold Boxes and Ceramics
STYLE: European Silver, Gold Boxes and Ceramics
TWO GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL PIQUÉ BOXES, EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Auction Closed
November 11, 04:08 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
TWO GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL PIQUÉ BOXES, EARLY 18TH CENTURY
the first a dark tortoiseshell boîte à ballon, Naples, circa 1730, inlaid in gold piqué posé et point the lid with two putti on patterned grounds within scrollwork, the base with a diaper pattern round a central rosette; and an octagonal tortoiseshell miniature case, the panels probably French, circa 1700, decorated in two colour gold piqué point with formal motifs, later reeded mounts, containing a miniature of a man with pointed beard, ruff and armour, 19th century,
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