Property from the Alan and Simone Hartman Collection
A gold and micromosaic snuff box, Claude-François Thierry, Paris, 1787/1788
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May 15, 12:50 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 CHF
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Description
circular, the lid later set with a late eighteenth century Roman micromosaic plaque representing a finch perched on a branch against a pale grey background, within a pointed oval tesserae frame, dark blue ground, framed in plain rose gold, the engine-turned sides and base within chased strapwork and foliate borders on a sablé ground, the interior of the lid engraved with a crest, maker's mark, second charge and discharge mark of Henri Clavel (1782-1789), Paris date letter
diameter 7.3 cm; 2 7/8 in.
Christie's London, 22 March 2007, lot 1244 (the micromosaic previously sold as a plaque)