Lot 15
  • 15

Trois boîtes en or, probablement Allemagne, XIXe et XXe siècle

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • Trois boîtes en or, probablement Allemagne, XIXe et XXe siècle
  • Yellow gold, enamel
  • Long. 8,2 cm ; 3 1/4 in, 8,5 cm ; 3 3/8 in, 8,7 cm ; 3 7/16 in
la première, probablement Allemagne, rectangulaire à la base cintrée, gravée de rinceaux feuillagés et fleuris agrémentés d'émail bleu, poinçons d'importation de St Petersbourg, 1844-1850, maître essayeur D. Twerskoi, 72 zolotnik; la deuxième, une tabatière en or de 14ct et émail par C. M Weishaupt und Söhne, Hanau, milieu du XIXe siècle, de forme cartouche, émaillée de rinceaux feuillagés bleus et noirs, la bordure numérotée 2667 ; la troisième, une boîte en or de 14ct, de forme rectangulaire mouvementée, le couvercle gravé de Rebecca au puits, le fermoir orné d'un masque et de volutes, apparemment non poinçonnée, XXe siècle

the first, probably German, rectangular with waisted sides, engraved overall with leafy floral scrolls picked out in blue enamel, St Petersburg import marks for 1844-1850, assay master D. Twerskoi, 72 zolotnik ; the second, a 14ct gold and enamel snuffbox, C. M. Weishaupt und Söhne, Hanau, mid-19th century, of cartouche form, enamelled in black and blue with leafy scrolls, makers' and town marks, the rim numbered: 2667 ; the third, a 14ct gold box, of shaped rectangular form, the lid engraved withRebecca at the Well, applied mask and scroll thumbpiece, apparently unmarked, 20th century

Condition

1: some restoration of blue enamel. back bottom corners with small splits. 93.2gr 2: some restoration to enamel. sides appear to be slightly squashed. 74.8 gr 3: slight wear on base. 112.2 gr.
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