Gold Boxes & Fabergé

A gold-mounted tortoiseshell and enamel boîte-à-miniature, Joseph-Marie Roux, Paris, 1809-1819

Restricted SpeciesVAT applies to hammer price and buyer's premium

Lot Closed

May 13, 10:48 AM GMT

Estimate

8,000 - 12,000 CHF

Lot Details

Description

rectangular, the lid inset with an earlier oval portrait miniature of Elisa Bonaparte, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, painted on enamel, wearing a saffron-coloured dress tied with a dark purple belt fastened with a classical cameo portrait, signed centre right: Counis, for Salomon Guillaume Counis, Geneva, within stamped gold frame, surrounded by richly chased foliage on a sablé ground, under glass, within dark blue enamel frame, the plain tortoiseshell box applied with a small gold thumbpiece and lined in gold, maker’s mark, Paris 3ème titre 1809-1819, Paris grosse garantie 1809-1819

7.8 cm, 3 1/8 in. wide

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Salomon Guillaume Counis (1785-1859) was court painter to Elisa Baciocchi, Grand Duchess of Tuscany (1777-1820).