Lot Essay
Two other boxes by Chadouteau were sold at Christie's, Geneva, 14 November 1995, lots 71 and 73.
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BY ADOLPHE CHADOUTEAU (FL. POST-1864), MARKED, WITH THE THIRD STANDARD MARK FOR GOLD, FRANCE 1838-1918 AND A PARISIAN POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARK FOR GOLD
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A FRENCH LOUIS XVI-STYLE FOUR-COLOUR GOLD BOÎTE-À-ROUGE
by Adolphe Chadouteau (fl. post-1864), marked, with the third standard mark for gold, France 1838-1918 and a Parisian post-1838 restricted warranty mark for gold
Circular box, the hinged slightly raised cover chased in four-colour gold with trophies of love on a frosted ground, the sides and base engine-turned with a vertical coin pattern scattered with pellets, all panels framed by an entrelac-de-rubans border enclosing pellets flanked by fluted reeding, the four side panels divided by vertical swags of leaves
1½ in. (37 mm.) diam.
1 oz. (31 gr.)
by Adolphe Chadouteau (fl. post-1864), marked, with the third standard mark for gold, France 1838-1918 and a Parisian post-1838 restricted warranty mark for gold
Circular box, the hinged slightly raised cover chased in four-colour gold with trophies of love on a frosted ground, the sides and base engine-turned with a vertical coin pattern scattered with pellets, all panels framed by an entrelac-de-rubans border enclosing pellets flanked by fluted reeding, the four side panels divided by vertical swags of leaves
1½ in. (37 mm.) diam.
1 oz. (31 gr.)
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.