18k yellow gold snuffbox simulating a basket, the lid enamelled with leafy cherries (slight lack of enamel). 

 Paris, circa 1750.

Master Goldsmith : LB - Gross weight: 106.3 g

Height: 4.5 cm - Width: 6.5 cm - Depth: 5 cm



We can compare our box with the production of Charles-Jacques de Mailly (1740-1817) who painted sets of fruits on snuffboxes in the shape of basket or basket (Louvre, OA 6820). However, our example differs from the latter in its enameling technique, which covers a previously chiseled decoration, and surprises by its great stylistic modernity.
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Lot no. 134

18k yellow gold snuffbox simulating a basket, the lid enamelled with leafy cherries (slight lack of enamel). Paris, circa 1750. Master Goldsmith : LB - Gross weight: 106.3 g Height: 4.5 cm - Width: 6.5 cm - Depth: 5 cm We can compare our box with the production of Charles-Jacques de Mailly (1740-1817) who painted sets of fruits on snuffboxes in the shape of basket or basket (Louvre, OA 6820). However, our example differs from the latter in its enameling technique, which covers a previously chiseled decoration, and surprises by its great stylistic modernity.

Estimate
€3,000 - €5,000
Result
€41,000
Buyer's premium
25%
18k yellow gold snuffbox simulating a basket, the lid enamelled with leafy cherries (slight lack of enamel). Paris, circa 1750. Master Goldsmith : LB - Gross weight: 106.3 g Height: 4.5 cm - Width: 6.5 cm - Depth: 5 cm We can compare our box with the production of Charles-Jacques de Mailly (1740-1817) who painted sets of fruits on snuffboxes in the shape of basket or basket (Louvre, OA 6820). However, our example differs from the latter in its enameling technique, which covers a previously chiseled decoration, and surprises by its great stylistic modernity.
Sale Sunday 10 October 2021・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
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