Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, Nov 08, 2014
LOT 570
MEMENTO MORI SILVER & ENAMEL TABLE BOX Swiss. Made in the early 20th century. Fine and unusual, silver and guilloche enamel circular table box.
CHF 2,500 - 4,500
HKD 21,000 - 37,000 / USD 2,600 - 4,800
Two-body, circular, engine-turned base, the lid decorated with translucent cognac enamel over an engine-turned image of a putto sitting on a ledge with an hourglass to his left and a skull to his right, white enamel line border, the sides overlaid with cognac enamel over an engine-turned ground.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-75 |
Good ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Slightly restored soft enamel |
Notes
DIAM. 69 mm.