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The Furama Hotel Hong Kong, Victoriana Room, Jun 05, 2000
LOT 518
Swiss, made for the Oriental Market, circa 1850.Fine and rare, 18K gold and enamel, poison ring.
HKD 9,800 - 11,200
USD 1,200 - 1,400
C. Double-body, the shoulders with azure, black and white champlevé enamelled decoration, the hinged lid painted with a dog over a black ground, white enamel border.Dim. 13 x 9 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 4 - 17 |
Notes
The VinaigrettesVery popular in Orient where they were part of the costume of the elegant ladies, designed as a ball, a small tureen or a booklet, the vinaigrettes small lockets with inner hinged grill, designed to place a small piece of cotton-wool, soaked with their salts (originally just some vinaiger). They were sometime worn suspended from a ring by a short gold chain, and could also be built-in a pendant watch, a walking stick or a fan.