Gold Boxes, Fabergé and Objects of Vertu

Gold Boxes, Fabergé and Objects of Vertu

Gold Boxes, Fabergé and Objects of Vertu

Overview
A chased two-colour gold snuff box, Paris, 1744-1750

1 A chased two-colour gold snuff box, Paris, 1744-1750

A two-colour gold snuff box, Pierre Cerneau, Paris, 1767

2 A two-colour gold snuff box, Pierre Cerneau, Paris, 1767

A gold and hardstone portrait snuff box, English, circa 1760

3 A gold and hardstone portrait snuff box, English, circa 1760

A two-colour gold and tortoiseshell snuff box, Louis Roucel, Paris, 1765

4 A two-colour gold and tortoiseshell snuff box, Louis Roucel, Paris, 1765

A four-colour gold snuff box, Les Frères Toussaint, Hanau, circa 1760/65

5 A four-colour gold snuff box, Les Frères Toussaint, Hanau, circa 1760/65

A four-colour gold snuff box, Charles-Alexandre Bouillerot, Paris, 1768-1774

6 A four-colour gold snuff box, Charles-Alexandre Bouillerot, Paris, 1768-1774

A two-colour gold and tortoiseshell piqué snuff box, Adrien-Jean-Maximilien Vachette, Paris, 1781

8 A two-colour gold and tortoiseshell piqué snuff box, Adrien-Jean-Maximilien Vachette, Paris, 1781

A gold and tortoiseshell boîte à ballon, Adrien-Jean-Maximilien Vachette, Paris, 1786

9 A gold and tortoiseshell boîte à ballon, Adrien-Jean-Maximilien Vachette, Paris, 1786

A gold cagework, Japanese lacquer and hardstone snuff box, Jean-François Delanoy, Paris, 1785

10 A gold cagework, Japanese lacquer and hardstone snuff box, Jean-François Delanoy, Paris, 1785

A gold, blue glass and pearl portrait box, mid-19th century in earlier taste,

11 A gold, blue glass and pearl portrait box, mid-19th century in earlier taste,

A two-colour gold and enamel étui à cire, Paris, 1789-1793

12 A two-colour gold and enamel étui à cire, Paris, 1789-1793

A gold and enamel bodkin case, probably Jean-Joseph-Isaac Bellamy, Geneva, circa 1790

13 A gold and enamel bodkin case, probably Jean-Joseph-Isaac Bellamy, Geneva, circa 1790

A gold and enamel snuff box, Les Frères Toussaint, Hanau, circa 1790

14 A gold and enamel snuff box, Les Frères Toussaint, Hanau, circa 1790

A two-colour gold and enamel snuff box, Etienne-Lucien Blerzy, Paris, circa 1800

15 A two-colour gold and enamel snuff box, Etienne-Lucien Blerzy, Paris, circa 1800

A gold and enamel 'history painting' snuff box, Guidon, Gide & Blondet Fils, Geneva, 1801-1804

16 A gold and enamel 'history painting' snuff box, Guidon, Gide & Blondet Fils, Geneva, 1801-1804

A gold and enamel snuff box, probably Hanau, circa 1805

17 A gold and enamel snuff box, probably Hanau, circa 1805

A rare four-coloured gold portrait miniature presentation snuff box, Hanau, circa 1813, retailed by Gebrüder Kauffman, Cassel

18 A rare four-coloured gold portrait miniature presentation snuff box, Hanau, circa 1813, retailed by Gebrüder Kauffman, Cassel

A gold and enamel snuff box, Jean George Rémond & Co, Geneva, 1807-1815

19 A gold and enamel snuff box, Jean George Rémond & Co, Geneva, 1807-1815

A gold, enamel and Roman micromosaic snuff box, Etienne-Louis Blerzy, Paris, circa 1804

20 A gold, enamel and Roman micromosaic snuff box, Etienne-Louis Blerzy, Paris, circa 1804

A jewelled gold and enamel presentation snuff box, Moulinié Bautte & Co., Geneva, 1804-1814

21 A jewelled gold and enamel presentation snuff box, Moulinié Bautte & Co., Geneva, 1804-1814

A gold and enamel presentation box, Augustin-André Héguin, Paris, 1809-1819

22 A gold and enamel presentation box, Augustin-André Héguin, Paris, 1809-1819

A gold and enamel snuff box, Pierre-André Montauban, Paris, 1809-1819

23 A gold and enamel snuff box, Pierre-André Montauban, Paris, 1809-1819

A chased two-colour gold snuff box, Jean-François Marcillac, Paris, 1809-1819

24 A chased two-colour gold snuff box, Jean-François Marcillac, Paris, 1809-1819

A gold and enamel boîte-à-mouches, perhaps French, 19th century in earlier taste

25 A gold and enamel boîte-à-mouches, perhaps French, 19th century in earlier taste

A two-colour gold snuff box, Alexander James Strachan, London, 1813

26 A two-colour gold snuff box, Alexander James Strachan, London, 1813

A gold and enamel Royal presentation snuff box, Christopher John Buckler, London, 1817

27 A gold and enamel Royal presentation snuff box, Christopher John Buckler, London, 1817

A gold and enamel Royal presentation snuff box, Gabriel-Raoul Morel, Paris, circa 1822

28 A gold and enamel Royal presentation snuff box, Gabriel-Raoul Morel, Paris, circa 1822

A gold and enamel presentation snuff box, Alexandre-Raoul Morel, Paris, 1838-1847

29 A gold and enamel presentation snuff box, Alexandre-Raoul Morel, Paris, 1838-1847

A four-colour gold and enamel snuff box, Charles Colins & Söhne, Hanau, circa 1830

30 A four-colour gold and enamel snuff box, Charles Colins & Söhne, Hanau, circa 1830

A three-coloured gold and enamel snuff box, Hanau, the enamel painted by Jean David Berneaud, circa 1856

31 A three-coloured gold and enamel snuff box, Hanau, the enamel painted by Jean David Berneaud, circa 1856

A jewelled gold and enamel singing bird box, Rémond, Lamy, Mercier & Co, Geneva, circa 1815

32 A jewelled gold and enamel singing bird box, Rémond, Lamy, Mercier & Co, Geneva, circa 1815

A jewelled gold and enamel Royal presentation snuff box, Alexandre-Raoul Morel, Paris, circa 1835

33 A jewelled gold and enamel Royal presentation snuff box, Alexandre-Raoul Morel, Paris, circa 1835

A gold Royal presentation snuff box, A. A. Héguin, Paris, circa 1837

34 A gold Royal presentation snuff box, A. A. Héguin, Paris, circa 1837

A gold Royal presentation snuff box, Alexandre-Raoul Morel, Paris, circa 1845

35 A gold Royal presentation snuff box, Alexandre-Raoul Morel, Paris, circa 1845

A jewelled gold and enamel Royal presentation snuff box, probably Turin or Geneva, circa 1850

36 A jewelled gold and enamel Royal presentation snuff box, probably Turin or Geneva, circa 1850

A gold and tortoiseshell piqué snuff box, A.J.M. Vachette, Paris, 1809-1819

37 A gold and tortoiseshell piqué snuff box, A.J.M. Vachette, Paris, 1809-1819

A group of three two-colour gold étuis-à-cire, Paris, last quarter of the 18th century

38 A group of three two-colour gold étuis-à-cire, Paris, last quarter of the 18th century

A jewelled hardstone snuff box with gold mounts, 19th century in earlier taste

39 A jewelled hardstone snuff box with gold mounts, 19th century in earlier taste

A gold-mounted hardstone snuff box, probably Berlin, circa 1760, with later elements

40 A gold-mounted hardstone snuff box, probably Berlin, circa 1760, with later elements

A gold-mounted hardstone and Roman micromosaic bonbonnière, Johann Georg Aigner, Vienna, 1797

41 A gold-mounted hardstone and Roman micromosaic bonbonnière, Johann Georg Aigner, Vienna, 1797

A group of four gold-mounted hardstone snuff boxes, English or German, circa 1740 and later

42 A group of four gold-mounted hardstone snuff boxes, English or German, circa 1740 and later

A group of four gold-mounted bloodstone objects of vertu, English, mid 18th century and later

43 A group of four gold-mounted bloodstone objects of vertu, English, mid 18th century and later

A group of three mulit-coloured gold etuis-à-cire, Paris, late 18th century

44 A group of three mulit-coloured gold etuis-à-cire, Paris, late 18th century

A gold etui, English or German, mid-18th century

45 A gold etui, English or German, mid-18th century

A three-colour gold and enamel portrait snuff box, Paris, 1779

46 A three-colour gold and enamel portrait snuff box, Paris, 1779

Two multicoloured gold boxes, Paris, 1765 and 1775

47 Two multicoloured gold boxes, Paris, 1765 and 1775

A two-coloured gold and enamel bonbonniere, Paris, 1762-68, and a small gold and enamel box, probably Hanau, circa 1785

48 A two-coloured gold and enamel bonbonniere, Paris, 1762-68, and a small gold and enamel box, probably Hanau, circa 1785

A gold and enamel snuff box, M&P, probably Hanau, circa 1780

49 A gold and enamel snuff box, M&P, probably Hanau, circa 1780