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Property from the Collection of Emmanuel Gran, by descent
Lot 8043
Two gilt metal wire containers Republic period
16 December 2014, 10:00 PST
San FranciscoSold for US$1,250 inc. premium
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Two gilt metal wire containers
Republic period
The first a gilt silver hinged cigarette case with elaborate quatrefoil grid framing crimped wire scroll work; the second a rectangular gilt metal wire hinged pomander with cash-patterned diapers forming the walls and supporting orchid plants in bloom; together with a Rococo style gilt metal hinged snuff box of possible European origin, the perforated decoration across the cover originally backed with a piece of colored stone or glass that is now lost. [3]
4 1/in (10.8cm) height of cigarette case
The first a gilt silver hinged cigarette case with elaborate quatrefoil grid framing crimped wire scroll work; the second a rectangular gilt metal wire hinged pomander with cash-patterned diapers forming the walls and supporting orchid plants in bloom; together with a Rococo style gilt metal hinged snuff box of possible European origin, the perforated decoration across the cover originally backed with a piece of colored stone or glass that is now lost. [3]
4 1/in (10.8cm) height of cigarette case