The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma
The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma
A glass bonbonniere with two-colour gold mounts, Pierre-Denis Chaumont, Paris, 1789-92
Auction Closed
March 24, 08:41 PM GMT
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A glass bonbonniere with two-colour gold mounts, Pierre-Denis Chaumont, Paris, 1789-92
circular, the lid enclosing a tremblant gold filigree flower bouquet centred with a rose, circa 1820/30, under a domed glass cover, the sides and base with chased acanthus borders, maker's mark on base only,illegible date letter, charge and discharge marks of J.J. Kalendrin
6.7cm. diameter
An almost identical glass bonbonniere with a tremblant flower spray by Jean-François Morand, Paris, 1784/85, belongs to the collection of the State Hermitage in St. Petersburg (Olga Kostiuk, French Jewellery from the 18th and early 19th centuries, catalogue of the collection, State Hermitage St. Petersburg, 2012, no. 42, p. 119).