A FRENCH GOLD-MOUNTED GLASS AND GOLD WIRE BONBONNIÈRE
Lot 110PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE BARON HOTTINGUER, PARIS

A FRENCH GOLD-MOUNTED GLASS AND GOLD WIRE BONBONNIÈRE

BY ANTOINE TARDIVEAU (FL. 1798-1815), MARKED, WITH THE SECOND STANDARD AND EXCISE MARKS FOR GOLD PARIS 1798-1809, THE PARISIAN POST-REVOLUTIONARY UNOFFICIAL STANDARD MARK FOR 20.5 CARAT GOLD, LATER STRUCK WITH TWO FRENCH PROVINCIAL POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD

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GBP 2,270

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A FRENCH GOLD-MOUNTED GLASS AND GOLD WIRE BONBONNIÈRE
by Antoine Tardiveau (fl. 1798-1815), marked, with the second standard and excise marks for gold Paris 1798-1809, the Parisian post-Revolutionary unofficial standard mark for 20.5 carat gold, later struck with two French Provincial post-1838 restricted warranty marks for gold
Circular glass box, the independent cover set with a gold wire composition of a bouquet of flowers under convex glass and placed on a glass panel, the raised polished gold mounts stamped with concave stars
2½ in. (64 mm.) diam.

Specialist note

A slightly earlier gold wire bouquet box was sold Christie's, London, 10 December 2002, lot 160.