Lot 36
  • 36

Ensemble de deux paires de boîtes en argent et pierre dure, Sicile, probablement Messine, vers 1740, dans un coffret daté 1787

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • Ensemble de deux paires de boîtes en argent et pierre dure, Sicile, probablement Messine, vers 1740, dans un coffret daté 1787
  • Long. 6,7 cm ; Diam. 4,5 cm
les quatre boîtes montées en argent, l'une en lapis lazuli, l'autre, ronde, en brèche rouge, poinçon de ville et de maître M.S., ?.S.C et D.E.C,  dans un écrin à la forme en maroquin vert doré aux petits fers et estampé: F. V. S. 1787

Provenance

Avec étiquette 'Collection S. Bulgari'

Condition

In overall good condition. Marks: AA, and town mark on all boxes, maker's marks M.S., ?S.C. and D.EC. The leather case with some wear. Nice set.
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Catalogue Note

La pierre rouge semble être un marbre appelé fleur de pêcher, originaire de Grèce.