A gold and enamel casket, probably French, circa 1680-1685
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October 12, 05:41 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
A gold and enamel casket, probably French, circa 1680-1685
rectangular, the domed lid and all sides enamelled with gently raised pale blue oval roundels painted with black foliate borders within gold bands, surrounded by opaque white enamel decorated with raised red pellets within fine black foliage, gold hinge and clasp, raised on gold ball feet, the inside enamelled with black borders and stylised floral ornaments on a pale blue ground, unmarked apart from later French import marks, in a later velvet-lined leather case stamped for Wartski, Londonweight: 43.4 g
length 2 1⁄8 in.; 5,7cm.
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Coffret en or et émail, probablement France, vers 1680-1685
le couvercle bombé et les côtés émaillés de bleu pâle et de feuillage noir dans des bandes dorées, entourés d'émail blanc décoré de rouge et de feuillage noir, l'intérieur émaillé de fleurs stylisées, poinçon d'importation française ultérieur, dans un étui en cuir estampillé Wartski, Londres
length 2 1⁄8 in.; 5,7cm.
J. Ortiz-Patiño Collection;
Wartski 1974;
The Arnold and Barbara Burton collection, sold Bonham's London, 18 June 2014, lot 1.
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Collection J. Ortiz-Patiño;
Wartski 1974;
The Arnold and Barbara Burton collection, vendu Bonham's Londres, 18 juin 2014, lot 1.
The Wrightsman Collection. Vol III, p. 87
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