Design 17/20: Silver and Gold Boxes

Design 17/20: Silver and Gold Boxes

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 26. A jewelled two-colour gold and ivory portrait presentation snuff box, Weishaupt & Söhne, Hanau, circa 1860 | Tabatière à portrait en ivoire et or bicolore par Weishaupt & Söhne, Hanau, vers 1860, .

A jewelled two-colour gold and ivory portrait presentation snuff box, Weishaupt & Söhne, Hanau, circa 1860 | Tabatière à portrait en ivoire et or bicolore par Weishaupt & Söhne, Hanau, vers 1860,

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Lot Closed

June 27, 12:26 PM GMT

Estimate

8,000 - 12,000 EUR

Lot Details

Description

A jewelled two-colour gold portrait presentation snuff box, Weishaupt & Söhne, Hanau, circa 1860,


of shaped rectangular form with baluster sides, the lid centred with an oval portrait miniature of Prince Frederick William of Prussia (1831-1888), later Emperor Frederick III, after Franz Krüger, painted on ivory, in a chased gold and collet-set paste frame, flanked by three large paste stones to each side, on a sablé ground boldly chased with scrollwork and flowers, the sides and base engraved with scrolling foliage and intertwined bands, protruding scrollwork thumbpiece, rose gold lining and footrim, shield mark, further struck: 14K,

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Tabatière à portrait en or bicolore par Weishaupt & Söhne, Hanau, vers 1860,


de forme rectangulaire avec des côtés balustres, le couvercle centré avec un portrait ovale miniature du Prince Frédéric Guillaume de Prusse (1831-1888), plus tard Empereur Frédéric III, d'après Franz Krüger, sur ivoire, flanqué d'un cadre en pâte serti de colliers et de plus grandes pierres en pâte ciselées en or, sur un fond sablé audacieusement ciselé de rinceaux et de fleurs, les côtés et la base gravés de rinceaux et de bandes entrelacées, une pièce de pouce à rinceaux en saillie, une doublure et un bord de pied en or rose, une marque d'écu, également frappée : 14K, 


9.4cm., 3 3/4 in. wide, overall weight 156.3 grams


Veuillez noter que ce lot contient de l’ivoire d’éléphant et que conformément au règlement européen 2021/2280 du 16 décembre 2021, l’exportation de biens contenant cette matière hors de l’UE est interdite. Sotheby’s sera en mesure de délivrer à l’acquéreur le certificat intracommunautaire concernant ce bien.

Please note that this lot contains elephant ivory the export of which outside the EU is now prohibited pursuant to European regulation 2021/2280 of 16 December 2021. Sotheby's will be able to provide the buyer with the intra-community certificate attached to this item.

Veuillez noter que pour ce qui concerne le transport hors Union Européennes de lots contenant de l’ivoire d’éléphant, Sotheby’s ne pourra pas assister les acheteurs. Un acheteur ne pourra pas différer le paiement du prix de ces lot, ni demander une annulation de leur vente, au motif qu’il serait dans l’impossibilité de les exporter et/ou de les importer. Please note that Sotheby’s will not be able to assist buyers with the shipment outside the European Union of any lots containing Elephant Ivory. A buyer’s inability to export or import these lots cannot justify a delay in payment or a sale’s cancellation.

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