An enamelled two colour gold bonbonniere, maker's mark of Les Freres Toussaint, Hanau, circa 1780
Estimate $6,000 – $8,000
of circular form, the lid and base with dendritic motifs to pale-apricot guilloche panels within a fine border of white enamel pellets and a further border of scrolling foliage, the sides also of guilloche enamel with white enamel outlines
5.5 cm diameter
- Lot Sold $8,500 (Hammer Price)
- $10,370 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Christies, Geneva, 15 November 1988, lot 227
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