Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Apr 28, 2019
LOT 37
ILLEGIBLE MAKER’S MARK HISTORICAL SNUFF-BOX; 20K YELLOW GOLD AND VARICOLOURED GOLD
HKD 22,000 - 26,000
CHF 2,850 - 3,400 / USD 2,900 - 3,450
Sold: HKD 25,000
20K yellow gold and varicoloured gold, horizontal oval-shaped snuffbox with hinged lid; cover, base and band decorated with guilloché engine-turned motifs and chiselled allegory of Love. The band engraved in taille-douce with the mention "Louis Joseph de Bourbon Prince de Condé".
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Brand Illegible Maker's Mark
Year circa 1770
Material 20K yellow gold and varicoloured gold
Dimensions 22.8 x 68.6 x 49.3 mm.
Notes
The dedicace refers probably to Louis V Joseph de Bourbon-Condé (1736-1818), 8th Prince of Condé (1740), Prince du Sang (Royal prince).