A FRENCH TWO-COLOUR GOLD AND ENAMEL BOX, MAKER A.C, PARIS, MID 19TH CENTURY
A FRENCH TWO-COLOUR GOLD AND ENAMEL BOX, MAKER A.C, PARIS, MID 19TH CENTURYEstimate $8,000 – $12,000
- Lot Sold $20,000 (Hammer Price)
- $24,000 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
of oval form with concave ends, the cover set with an oval plaque painted with an allegory of all-conquering love within laurel wreath border, engine turned ground, bead and ropetwist borders, maker 'AC' in lozenge engraved on the flange and initials 'TU' and inventory numbers from the Tuileries Palace inventory
74GMS, 5.5CM WIDE
PROVENANCE
Christies Geneva, 14 May 1985, lot 129
Private Collection, Sydney