Lot 3
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Quatre étuis à cigarettes en argent et émail, XXe siècle

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 EUR
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Description

  • Quatre étuis à cigarettes en argent et émail, XXe siècle
  • gold, silver and enamel
rectangulaires, le premier par Brüder Frank, 1922-1954, émaillé de la scène de l'Ouie d'après la tapisserie de la Dame à la Licorne, la bâte et le dessous émaillés d'orange sur un fond guilloché de vagues concentriques, l'intérieur doré, poinçon de maître, titre 935, 8,4 cm ; 3 1/2 in; le deuxième, s'ouvrant verticalement, vendu par Nissel & Sikora, I. Kärntnerstr 45, Vienne, vers 1910, l'intérieur doré, émaillé de bleu sur un fond guilloché, poinçon de maître de Franz Sikora, 8,3 cm ; 3 3/8 in; un modèle en vermeil par  Alfred Simet, vers 1925, à double-ouverture, le couvercle émaillé en noir et doré du chariot du soleil, la bâte et le dessous guillochés, titre 935, 8 cm ; 3 1/4 in ;  et un quatrième par Toshiaki, Japon, vers 1900, gravé, ciselé et repoussé d'insectes entourés de feuillage, orné d'emaux colorés, le revers d'un poinçon de maître et numéro 162, poinçon d'importation autrichien, titre 800, 8,6 cm ; 3 3/4 in

all rectangular, the first, Brüder Frank, 1922-1954, enamelled with 'Hearing',  from the  'Dame à la Licorne tapestry', the sides and base orange enamelled on a concentric wavy engine-turned ground, gilt interior, maker's mark, town mark, 935 standard, 8,4 cm ; 3 1/2 in; the second, opening vertically, retailed by Nissel & Sikora, I. Kärntnerstr 45, Vienna, circa 1910, gilt interior, blue enamel on a engine-turned ground, maker's mark of Franz Sikora, 8,3 cm ; 3 3/8 in; a silver-gilt example, Alfred Simet, circa 1925, double-opening, the lid enamelled in black and gold with the chariot of the sun, the sides and base engine-turned,  935 standard, 8 cm ; 3 1/4 in ; and a Japanese example, Toshiaki, circa 1900, engraved, chased and embossed with insects among foliage, picked out with colourful enamels, the reverse with maker's mark and numbered 162, Austrian import mark, 800 standard, 8,6 cm ; 3 3/4 in



 

Condition

Japanese snuff box: hinge replaced, some wear to enamel. the others in good condition.
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