GOLD: The Midas Touch

GOLD: The Midas Touch

GOLD: The Midas Touch

GOLD: The Midas Touch

4 October - 29 October 2019 • London

A GOLD SNUFF BOX, ETIENNE-PIERRE ROUSSELET, PARIS, 1798-1809

1 A GOLD SNUFF BOX, ETIENNE-PIERRE ROUSSELET, PARIS, 1798-1809

A STRIPED GOLD SNUFF BOX, JOSEF WOLFGANG SCHMIDT, VIENNA, 1798

2 A STRIPED GOLD SNUFF BOX, JOSEF WOLFGANG SCHMIDT, VIENNA, 1798

A TWO-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF BOX, PRAGUE, 1801

3 A TWO-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF BOX, PRAGUE, 1801

A HARDSTONE SNUFF BOX WITH TWO-COLOUR GOLD MOUNTS, JOSEF WOLFGANG SCHMIDT, VIENNA, 179[?]

4 A HARDSTONE SNUFF BOX WITH TWO-COLOUR GOLD MOUNTS, JOSEF WOLFGANG SCHMIDT, VIENNA, 179[?]

A GOLD-MOUNTED BLOODSTONE SNUFF BOX, JOSEF WOLFGANG SCHMIDT, VIENNA, CIRCA 1800

5 A GOLD-MOUNTED BLOODSTONE SNUFF BOX, JOSEF WOLFGANG SCHMIDT, VIENNA, CIRCA 1800

 A TWO-COLOUR GOLD AND HARDSTONE SNUFF BOX, GERMAN, MID 18TH CENTURY AND LATER

6 A TWO-COLOUR GOLD AND HARDSTONE SNUFF BOX, GERMAN, MID 18TH CENTURY AND LATER

AFTER PABLO PICASSO | VISAGE DE FAUNE (PIERRE HUGO 1409)

7 AFTER PABLO PICASSO | VISAGE DE FAUNE (PIERRE HUGO 1409)

AFTER PABLO PICASSO | VISAGE GÉOMÉTRIQUE AUX TRAITS (PIERRE HUGO 1426)

8 AFTER PABLO PICASSO | VISAGE GÉOMÉTRIQUE AUX TRAITS (PIERRE HUGO 1426)

DAMIEN HIRST | UNTITLED (GOLD GIFT SPOT)

9 DAMIEN HIRST | UNTITLED (GOLD GIFT SPOT)

TERRY O'NEILL | NAOMI CAMPBELL, NEW YORK, 1991

10 TERRY O'NEILL | NAOMI CAMPBELL, NEW YORK, 1991

A TWO COLOUR GOLD AND ENAMEL CIGARETTE CASE, BULGARI, CIRCA 1970

11 A TWO COLOUR GOLD AND ENAMEL CIGARETTE CASE, BULGARI, CIRCA 1970

A SMALL THREE-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF BOX, PROBABLY GENEVA, CIRCA 1790

12 A SMALL THREE-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF BOX, PROBABLY GENEVA, CIRCA 1790

A GOLD SNUFF BOX, NOEL HARDIVILLIERS, PARIS, 1764/5

13 A GOLD SNUFF BOX, NOEL HARDIVILLIERS, PARIS, 1764/5

A PAIR OF MODERN VAPHIO GOLD CUPS, ZOLOTAS, ATHENS

14 A PAIR OF MODERN VAPHIO GOLD CUPS, ZOLOTAS, ATHENS

GUO PEI | GOLD CHINESE TRADITIONAL BRIDAL DRESS

15 GUO PEI | GOLD CHINESE TRADITIONAL BRIDAL DRESS

A JEWELLED 18 CT GOLD CIGARETTE CASE, CARTIER, PARIS, CIRCA 1950

16 A JEWELLED 18 CT GOLD CIGARETTE CASE, CARTIER, PARIS, CIRCA 1950

CLAUDE LALANNE | OLYMPE

17 CLAUDE LALANNE | OLYMPE

AN IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF TWENTY ENAMELLED GOLD AND GILT ZARFS, MADE FOR THE OTTOMAN MARKET, SWITZERLAND, 19TH CENTURY

18 AN IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF TWENTY ENAMELLED GOLD AND GILT ZARFS, MADE FOR THE OTTOMAN MARKET, SWITZERLAND, 19TH CENTURY

A GILT COPPER PEACOCK (VAHANA), TIBET OR TIBETO-CHINESE, 15TH CENTURY

19 A GILT COPPER PEACOCK (VAHANA), TIBET OR TIBETO-CHINESE, 15TH CENTURY

A JEWELLED GOLD AND ENAMEL ELEPHANT AND RIDER, INDIAN, PROBABLY SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY

20 A JEWELLED GOLD AND ENAMEL ELEPHANT AND RIDER, INDIAN, PROBABLY SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY

A GEORGE III SILVER-GILT TABLE CIGAR LIGHTER, DIGBY SCOTT & BENJAMIN SMITH FOR RUNDELL, BRIDGE & RUNDELL, LONDON, 1806

21 A GEORGE III SILVER-GILT TABLE CIGAR LIGHTER, DIGBY SCOTT & BENJAMIN SMITH FOR RUNDELL, BRIDGE & RUNDELL, LONDON, 1806

A JEWELLED COURT SWORD (KASTANA) AND SCABBARD, SRI LANKA, PROBABLY KANDY, 19TH CENTURY

22 A JEWELLED COURT SWORD (KASTANA) AND SCABBARD, SRI LANKA, PROBABLY KANDY, 19TH CENTURY

A GARLAND-TYPE GOLD NECKLACE, PROBABLY SOUTH INDIA

23 A GARLAND-TYPE GOLD NECKLACE, PROBABLY SOUTH INDIA

A SET OF 17 SILVER-GILT PORCELAIN-MOUNTED FLATWARE FROM THE CATHERINE THE GREAT DESSERT SERVICE, ROYAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, BERLIN (K.P.M.), 1770-1772

24 A SET OF 17 SILVER-GILT PORCELAIN-MOUNTED FLATWARE FROM THE CATHERINE THE GREAT DESSERT SERVICE, ROYAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, BERLIN (K.P.M.), 1770-1772

GRAND DUKE MICHAEL PAVLOVICH SERVICE. FOUR FRENCH SILVER DINNER PLATES, ALEXANDER THIERRY, PARIS, 1819-38

25 GRAND DUKE MICHAEL PAVLOVICH SERVICE. FOUR FRENCH SILVER DINNER PLATES, ALEXANDER THIERRY, PARIS, 1819-38

GRAND DUKE MICHAEL PAVLOVICH SERVICE. A LARGE FRENCH SILVER SALVER OR SERVING DISH, JEAN-CHARLES CAHIER, PARIS, 1809-19

26 GRAND DUKE MICHAEL PAVLOVICH SERVICE. A LARGE FRENCH SILVER SALVER OR SERVING DISH, JEAN-CHARLES CAHIER, PARIS, 1809-19

TWO GOLD AND GEM SET HORSE HEAD SCULPTURES, 'LAKSHMI' AND 'INDRA', HERBERT HASELTINE, 1949

27 TWO GOLD AND GEM SET HORSE HEAD SCULPTURES, 'LAKSHMI' AND 'INDRA', HERBERT HASELTINE, 1949

SAPPHIRE CIGARETTE CASE, CARTIER, 1946

28 SAPPHIRE CIGARETTE CASE, CARTIER, 1946

A SMALL TWO-COLOUR 18CT GOLD TRAVELLING TIMEPIECE, CARTIER, PARIS, CIRCA 1929

29 A SMALL TWO-COLOUR 18CT GOLD TRAVELLING TIMEPIECE, CARTIER, PARIS, CIRCA 1929

A GOLD AND ENAMEL AUTOMATON CASKET WITH TIMEPIECE, AUTOMATON AND MUSIC, 19TH CENTURY AND LATER

30 A GOLD AND ENAMEL AUTOMATON CASKET WITH TIMEPIECE, AUTOMATON AND MUSIC, 19TH CENTURY AND LATER

A TWO-COLOUR GOLD, ENAMEL AND JADEITE PERFUME BURNER, F. BISSON FOR BOUCHERON, PARIS, CIRCA 1905

31 A TWO-COLOUR GOLD, ENAMEL AND JADEITE PERFUME BURNER, F. BISSON FOR BOUCHERON, PARIS, CIRCA 1905

A GILT WOOD SCULPTURE OF AN AMIDA TRIAD, EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

32 A GILT WOOD SCULPTURE OF AN AMIDA TRIAD, EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

A GOLD-MOUNTED AGATE SNUFFBOX, KIEBEL, SAINT PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1820

33 A GOLD-MOUNTED AGATE SNUFFBOX, KIEBEL, SAINT PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1820

A GOLD AND TORTOISESHELL PIQUÉ SNUFF BOX, NAPLES, CIRCA 1750

34 A GOLD AND TORTOISESHELL PIQUÉ SNUFF BOX, NAPLES, CIRCA 1750

AGATHON LÉONARD | DANSEUSE À L'ÉCHARPE (DANCER WITH A SHAWL)

35 AGATHON LÉONARD | DANSEUSE À L'ÉCHARPE (DANCER WITH A SHAWL)

'HORATIUS AT THE BRIDGE’. A LARGE SILVER-GILT PANEL, UNMARKED, PROBABLY EARLY-19TH CENTURY

36 'HORATIUS AT THE BRIDGE’. A LARGE SILVER-GILT PANEL, UNMARKED, PROBABLY EARLY-19TH CENTURY

A PAIR OF ELIZABETH II 9CT GOLD PHEASANT TABLE ORNAMENTS, MAKER'S MARK C.W.S., SHEFFIELD, 1996

37 A PAIR OF ELIZABETH II 9CT GOLD PHEASANT TABLE ORNAMENTS, MAKER'S MARK C.W.S., SHEFFIELD, 1996

A PAIR OF EDWARDIAN SILVER-GILT FOUR-LIGHT CANDELBRA, GEORGE FOX, LONDON, 1909

38 A PAIR OF EDWARDIAN SILVER-GILT FOUR-LIGHT CANDELBRA, GEORGE FOX, LONDON, 1909

DIAMOND NECKLACE, ILIAS LALAOUNIS

39 DIAMOND NECKLACE, ILIAS LALAOUNIS

NECKLACE, ILIAS LALAOUNIS

40 NECKLACE, ILIAS LALAOUNIS

AVENTURINE QUARTZ NECKLACE, ZOLOTAS

41 AVENTURINE QUARTZ NECKLACE, ZOLOTAS

TURQUOISE, SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND BANGLE, ILIAS LALAOUNIS

42 TURQUOISE, SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND BANGLE, ILIAS LALAOUNIS

A PAIR OF ELIZABETH II SILVER-GILT WINE COASTERS, RUNDELL, BRIDGE & RUNDELL, LONDON, 2007

44 A PAIR OF ELIZABETH II SILVER-GILT WINE COASTERS, RUNDELL, BRIDGE & RUNDELL, LONDON, 2007

A PAIR OF ELIZABETH II SILVER-GILT WINE COASTERS, RUNDELL, BRIDGE & RUNDELL, LONDON, 2007

45 A PAIR OF ELIZABETH II SILVER-GILT WINE COASTERS, RUNDELL, BRIDGE & RUNDELL, LONDON, 2007

AN ART NOUVEAU PLIQUE-À-JOUR ENAMEL VASE, MARIUS HAMMER, NORWAY, CIRCA 1900

46 AN ART NOUVEAU PLIQUE-À-JOUR ENAMEL VASE, MARIUS HAMMER, NORWAY, CIRCA 1900

A RARE GOLD AND PLIQUE-À-JOUR ENAMEL KOVSH, ALEXANDER TREIDEN FOR HAHN, SAINT PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1895

47 A RARE GOLD AND PLIQUE-À-JOUR ENAMEL KOVSH, ALEXANDER TREIDEN FOR HAHN, SAINT PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1895

RENÉ DROUET | PAIR OF CHAIRS

48 RENÉ DROUET | PAIR OF CHAIRS

CARLOS ROLÓN | BARRIO DREAMS

49 CARLOS ROLÓN | BARRIO DREAMS