RECENT ACQUISITIONS - 11th July, 2017
19th Century French exquisite 18k gold-mounted & Japanese lacquer snuff box, rectangular shaped with cut corners, sides, base and the lid mounted with Japanese lacquered panels, the lid decorated in Japanese taste with an exotic bird in the woods, the gold mounts beautifully enameled with floral decoration on matted ground.
REFERENCE NUMBER: A4889
18th Century French exquisite 18k gold-mounted & Japanese lacquer snuff box, round shaped with rounded corners, sides, base and the lid mounted with Japanese lacquered panels, the lid decorated in Japanese taste with an exotic bird perched on branches, the gold reeded mount applied with a stylized thumbpiece.
Reference Number: B4890
18th Century French exquisite 18k gold-mounted & Japanese lacquer snuff box, round shaped, sides, base and the lid mounted with Japanese green lacquered panels, painted with gold and inlaid with carved mother of pearl, the lid applied with a stylised thumbpiece.
Reference Number: A4895
19th Century German large 18K solid gold-mounted hardstone snuff box, of long oval shape, all sides mounted with a polished agate. Mount decorated with a reeded boarder and applied with a floral thumb-piece.
REFERENCE NUMBER: A4992
19th Century French 18k gold-mounted & Japanese lacquer snuff box, oval shaped, smooth polished sides and the lid mounted with a 18th century Japanese lacquered panel, very finely hand painted with gold depicting a Japanese silk robes merchant crossing the bridge, in landscape depicting exotic birds perched on a bamboo fence. Lid set with a stylized, slightly protruding boarders acting as grip and thumb-piece. Hallmarked with French small gold guarantee marks.
Reference Number: A4847
18th Century French 18k gold-mounted & Japanese lacquer snuff box, oval shaped, sides, base and the lid mounted with Japanese lacquered panels, the lid decorated in Japanese taste with peonies and their leaves. Hallmarked with French marks.
Reference Number: B4848
18th Century French 18k gold mounted carnet-de-bal, of slightly tapering rectangular form, each side gold painted with mythological figural scenes and the words D'amitieand Souvenir, the mounts chased with scrolling foliage, opening to reveal a set of implements comprising a pair of scissors, a penknife, a fan note-pad and pencil. Hallmarked with French gold marks.
Reference Number: A4997
20th Century Imperial Russian Faberge 14k gold cigarette case, very elegant square form with rounded corners, with reeded covers, the hinged cover applied with a cabochon sapphire thumbpiece. Hallmarked Russian gold 56, Maker's mark AB for Andrei Bragin.
Reference Number: A4994
19th Century French large 18k gold-mounted, hand painted enamel miniature snuff box, round shaped and slightly concave for easy access, with a stylized floral boarder and elaborate thumbpiece, the top applied with a gold mounted laurel leaf boarder, the center mounted with an exquisitely hand painted miniature of a semi-nude mother beating her son with a rose branch.
Reference Number: A4993
19th Century French large 18k gold-mounted, guilloche enamel and hand painted erotic miniature snuff box, round shaped and slightly concave for easy access, the top applied with a gold mounted beaded boarder, the center decorated with bright guilloche enamel and an exquisitely hand painted miniature of a semi-nude female in contemporary dress holding a gold wine ewer.
Apparently unmarked (acid tested 750+ standard)
REFERENCE NUMBER: A4996
