18 Nov 2012
10:00 PST
San Francisco
Property from the Estate of Charles and Eleanor de Limur, San Francisco
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Property from the Estate of Charles and Eleanor de Limur, San Francisco
Back to auction 20070
An assembled grouping of small table articles
19th/20th century
Comprising Renaissance style miniature stone carving of recumbent lion; turned wood box containing six further boxes the outer cover with Victorian seaside view, diameter 2 1/4in; turned wood box applied with colored print after Velasquez; vesta case formed from a nut with nickel mounts, height 1 3/4in; iron box with damascene decoration depicting woman wearing Renaissance costume standing in profile among scrollwork, length 2 1/2in and daguerreotype photograph of gentleman mounted in gold fill locket frame. diameter 1 1/2in
Comprising Renaissance style miniature stone carving of recumbent lion; turned wood box containing six further boxes the outer cover with Victorian seaside view, diameter 2 1/4in; turned wood box applied with colored print after Velasquez; vesta case formed from a nut with nickel mounts, height 1 3/4in; iron box with damascene decoration depicting woman wearing Renaissance costume standing in profile among scrollwork, length 2 1/2in and daguerreotype photograph of gentleman mounted in gold fill locket frame. diameter 1 1/2in
Sold for
US$ 212
inc. premium
Lot heading
Property from the Estate of Charles and Eleanor de Limur, San Francisco.
Items from the collection the de Limur's started two generations ago. Most were acquired during the de Limur's long tenure living in Paris at the Palais Royale in the 1960's.
Category: Furniture / Period Design
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