Important Collectors Wristwatches, P...
Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, May 13, 2007
LOT 251
?La Comédie? J. Oltramare, Geneva. Made circa 1825, the enamel attributed to Jean Abraham Lissignol (1749-1819). Very fine and rare, 18K gold and painted on enamel table snuff box.
CHF 16,000 - 19,000
EUR 10,000 - 12,000 / USD 13,000 - 15,000
Sold: CHF 21,240
C. Two-body, the top panel very finely painted with an allegory of Comedy depicting a young woman holding a mask in her hand, others lying at her feet, behind, a violet drapery behind which two children are playing, royal blue enamel border, gold frame chased with foliage and shells, the bottom section in predominantly royal blue translucent enamel over elaborate engine-turning with white enamel borders, the corners with a chased leaf within a pale blue champlevé enamel border, the base with dark blue translucent enamel over elaborate engine-turning, black and pale blue champlevé enamel scroll and flower border with chased shell ground. Punched with mark ?JO?. Dim. 93 x 67 x 19 mm. Property of a European Collector
| Grading System | |
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Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3-55 |
Good |
Notes
Jean Abraham Lissignol
Born in Geneva on May 1749, died in Plainpalais on June 28, 1819. One of the best enamel painters of the later part of the eighteenth century, he was the pupil of Jean-Marc Roux and later became his partner. He specialized in decorating enameled snuffboxes and watch cases, working for Jaquet-Droz, Leschot, the Rochat brothers, and John Rich.
Oltramare
Watchmakers and enamellers working in Geneva from the 18th century until around 1860. See: ?Dictionnaire des Horlogers Genevois?, Osvaldo Patrizzi, Antiquorum Editions, Geneva, 1998.