Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, Nov 10, 2013
LOT 288
SILVER & ENAMEL SEMI-EROTIC CIGARETTE CASE - 'EASTERN PROMISE' Continental. Made circa 1900. Fine, silver and painted on enamel cigarette case.
CHF 2,500 - 3,500
HKD 21,000 - 29,000 / USD 2,600 - 3,700
Sold: CHF 6,875
Two-body, curved, polished, hinged front decorated with a painted on enamel semi-erotic scene of a nude young lady reclining on a leopard skin rug in an eastern interior, a sword and tambourine beside her, another nude lady playing the sitar sits close by, gold paillon highlights, engraved foliate border.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Notes
DIM. 94 x 81 x 11 mm.