Villefranche Enchères Riviera
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* Set of five boxes, pill boxes and a powder compact in 800‰…
See original version (French)
28
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* Set of five boxes, pill boxes and a powder compact in 800‰…
See original version (French)
Estimate €120 - €150
Voluntary lot
Description
* Set of five boxes, pill boxes and a powder compact in 800‰ silver, comprising:
- A rectangular box with chased decoration featuring friezes of mistletoe branches and laurel leaves with crossed ribbons; the lid is decorated in relief with a basket of flowers within a medallion of foliage. Interior in vermeil. Minerva hallmark. Illegible silversmith’s hallmark. Wt. 88.60 g. 2 x 8 x 6 cm
- Round pill box with a chiselled design featuring a lively scene and floral motifs. Weevil hallmark. Wt. 20.80 g. D. 4.5 cm
- Heart-shaped pill box with a chiselled design of putti in an antique-style scene, framed by a frieze of foliage scrolls. Weevil hallmark. W. 36 g. 1.5 x 5 x 5 cm
- Round vermeil pill box with a guilloché-patterned base; the lid is decorated with a miniature depicting an elegant 18th-century lady, framed by a frieze of palmettes and flowers. Boar’s head hallmark. Weight: 43.40 g. Height: 1.8 cm. Diameter: 5 cm. (Signs of wear on the miniature).
- Round powder compact in the form of a pendant, chiselled with stars and garlands in the Louis XVI style. Mirror inside. Boar’s head hallmark. Unidentified goldsmith’s mark PQ. W. 16.70 g. D. 5 cm
Total weight: 205.50 g
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