BY ALEXANDRE LEFERRE (FL. 1837 - C. 1860), MARKED, PARIS, CIRCA 1840
Details
A FRENCH GOLD-MOUNTED CUT GLASS SWEETMEAT BOX
by Alexandre Leferre (fl. 1837 - c. 1860), marked, Paris, circa 1840
Oval glass box, the cover and base cut with a peaked diaperwork pattern within shaped reserves on a fine peak ground, the sides similarly cut, the hinged gold mounts with a ribbon-twist band at the side of the cover and a bright-cut gold band below the flange
26 in. (56 mm.) wide
by Alexandre Leferre (fl. 1837 - c. 1860), marked, Paris, circa 1840
Oval glass box, the cover and base cut with a peaked diaperwork pattern within shaped reserves on a fine peak ground, the sides similarly cut, the hinged gold mounts with a ribbon-twist band at the side of the cover and a bright-cut gold band below the flange
26 in. (56 mm.) wide
Provenance
Sotheby's, Zurich, 17 May 1979, lot 35.