90th Auction

2014/11/15

Lot 378

Probably French, 79 x 29 mm, circa 1780
A rare tortoiseshell bonbonniére with gold mountings and miniature portrait
Case: gold and tortoiseshell, round box, all sides with light blue lacquer finish, very finely moulded and engraved gold mountings; loose lid with glazed miniature portrait on bone: a courtly lady turned to the left in a low cut dress with her curly hair pinned up. Shrubs and trees in the background, monogram "C" on the gold rim below the miniature.

estimated
4.2005.500 €
Price realized
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