22 Jun 2011
11:00 BST
London, New Bond Street
Fine Silver and Objects of Vertu
Back to auction 19087
Fine Silver and Objects of Vertu
Back to auction 19087
An early 19th century French gold and hardstone snuff box with earlier tortoiseshell panels
by Pierre-André Montauban, engraved to the flange, Montauban, Quai des Orfevres No 54, with the Post-Revolutionary unofficial standard mark for 18 carat gold Paris, and the Restricted warranty mark for 1809-1819,
of book form, the covers set with 18th century tortoiseshell panels with vari-coloured gold wirework decoration of flowers, ribbons, shells, scrolls and garlands, within chased foliate scroll frames, the spine set with rectangular 'tortoiseshell' moss agate panels, in a later Garrard's green leather case, length 9cm.
of book form, the covers set with 18th century tortoiseshell panels with vari-coloured gold wirework decoration of flowers, ribbons, shells, scrolls and garlands, within chased foliate scroll frames, the spine set with rectangular 'tortoiseshell' moss agate panels, in a later Garrard's green leather case, length 9cm.
Sold for
£62,400
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Pierre-André Montauban registered his mark in 1800. It is likely that the tortoiseshell panels came from an aide memoire that had become unfashionable, for an example see ex-lot 455, these rooms, 9 November 2004.
Category: Decorative Arts / Silver
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