Ader
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Two snuff boxes in ‘burgauté’ lacquer, Japan, 20th century
See original version (French)
139
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Two snuff boxes in ‘burgauté’ lacquer, Japan, 20th century
See original version (French)
Estimate €300 - €400
Voluntary lot
Description
Two snuff boxes in ‘burgauté’ lacquer, Japan, 20th century
Made of black-lacquered wood with a ‘burgauté’ decoration featuring mother-of-pearl and gold leaf inlays. One is double-gourd-shaped and the other is shaped like a small vase; both are adorned with geometric friezes surrounding rectangular or diamond-shaped medallions decorated with flowers and butterflies. The second is inlaid with a small mother-of-pearl leaf at the base and has a matching stopper. The other has a carnelian stopper.
Height: 5.6 and 4.5 cm
Provenance for one:
Millon-Jutheau auction, Hôtel Drouot, 22 September 1983, lot no. 185.
See original version (French)
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