Villefranche Enchères Riviera
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* Set of five boxes and pill boxes in 950‰ silver, comprisin…
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8
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* Set of five boxes and pill boxes in 950‰ silver, comprisin…
See original version (French)
Estimate €120 - €150
Voluntary lot
Description
* Set of five boxes and pill boxes in 950‰ silver, comprising:
- An oval box with a guilloché-worked base; the lid is chiselled with an antique-style scene framed by cornucopias and acanthus leaves, the whole adorned with friezes of heart-shaped motifs. The interior is in vermeil. Minerva hallmark. Unidentified MG silversmith’s mark. Weight: 74.60 g. Dimensions: 2.7 x 6.5 x 5 cm
- Round pill box decorated with friezes of pearls and crossed ribbons with olive branches; the lid is adorned with an 18th-century courtly scene. Monogrammed HW. Minerva hallmark. Master Silversmith: Emile DERIOT (active in the late 19th century). Weight: 22.80 g. Dimensions: 2.5 x 4.5 cm
- Round pill box decorated with friezes of pearls and laurel leaves; the lid is adorned with a scene depicting a shepherdess at a fountain with her sheep. Minerva hallmark. Master Silversmith: Raoul BERNARD (Active between 1913 and 1925). Weight: 20.20 g. 2 x 4.5 cm
- Oval pill box with a chiselled design of a cherub amidst the clouds; the border is adorned with a frieze of olive branches. Minerva hallmark. Goldsmith’s hallmark illegible. Weight: 46 g. 1.5 x 6 x 4.5 cm
- Round pill box decorated with friezes of pearls; the lid adorned with an allegory of mathematics or the sciences. Minerva hallmark. Master Goldsmith: Simon SLISONSKI (active between 1888 and 1903). Weight: 64.80 g. Dimensions: 2.5 x 5.5 cm
Total weight: 228.40 g
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