TWO FRENCH SILVER AND GOLD MOUNTED KARELIAN BIRCH CIGARETTE BOXES AND AN AUSTRIAN COMPACT
Lot 1027
PARIS AND VIENNA, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
Both cigarette boxes rounded rectangular, the first with two hinged covers with gold thumbpieces set with a cabochon sapphire, the second with single hinged cover with parcel-gilt silver shaped thumbpiece, the center applied with silver-gilt script monogram JC, the interior with divider, both marked on thumbpieces with French control marks, the first mark of Frontin, the second maker's mark unclear; The compact rounded square, the hinged cover with a central silver strap applied with a double headed eagle, the interior with powder compartment and sifter, with a mirror to the inside of the cover, marked on mounts 925 and with Austrian control mark for Vienna
Both cigarette boxes rounded rectangular, the first with two hinged covers with gold thumbpieces set with a cabochon sapphire, the second with single hinged cover with parcel-gilt silver shaped thumbpiece, the center applied with silver-gilt script monogram JC, the interior with divider, both marked on thumbpieces with French control marks, the first mark of Frontin, the second maker's mark unclear; The compact rounded square, the hinged cover with a central silver strap applied with a double headed eagle, the interior with powder compartment and sifter, with a mirror to the inside of the cover, marked on mounts 925 and with Austrian control mark for Vienna
20,0 cm ( 7,9 in)
Schätzpreis: US$ 800 - 1.200
€ 760 - 1.100
Auktion: 8 Tage
Christie's Paris
Ort: NewYork
Auktion: 13.12.2024
Auktionsnummer: 23872
Auktionsname: MICA: THE COLLECTION OF MICA ERTEGUN Part III