Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces.
Hong Kong, Oct 27, 2018
LOT 285
UNSIGNED CIGARETTE CASE WITH A DÉCOR OF PAILLONS, SILVER
HKD 16,000 - 24,000
CHF 2,000 - 3,000 / USD 2,100 - 3,100
Sold: HKD 32,500
Silver (0.935), cigarette case with enamel painting on the lid; silver gilded interior The scene depicting a sublime young European slave waiting to be offered to her Sultan; sitting on a soft oriental cushion, she is dressed only in jewels and an extravagant headgear A... and questions us about her fate with her immense eyes.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Brand Unsigned
Year Circa 1910-1920
Dimensions 88.5 x 76 x 16.5 mm. (130 gr.)
Signature Case (by the artist on the enamel)
Notes
It's extremely rare to find one of those cigarette cases whose enamel painting is embellished with gold paillons, who do nothing but put forward the body desirably desirable of this woman. It's also extremely rare to find this kind of cigarette cases whose enamel painting is signed, here by Banfo (or Barnfo) Bay from Geneva. (unrecorded artist)