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THE PROPERTY OF THE LATE BETTY, LADY GRANTCHESTER
A SWISS JEWELLED ENAMELLED GOLD NOTEBOOK
PROBABLY GENEVA, CIRCA 1850
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A SWISS JEWELLED ENAMELLED GOLD NOTEBOOK
PROBABLY GENEVA, CIRCA 1850
rectangular gold book, the cover and reverse with panels of translucent green enamel on an engine-turned ground, with taille d’épargne gold scrolls and foliage within engraved gold borders, the cover centred with a diamond-set floral spray, the reverse with an oval blank reserve of polished gold, the gold spine engraved with strap-work, a stone-mounted gold pencil inserted into the four gold clasps closing the booklet, the interior lined with light blue silk, the inside of the back cover fitted with a glazed engraved gold compartment, a silk bound and gold-cut paper carnet inside the binding
2¼ in. (68 mm.) high
PROBABLY GENEVA, CIRCA 1850
rectangular gold book, the cover and reverse with panels of translucent green enamel on an engine-turned ground, with taille d’épargne gold scrolls and foliage within engraved gold borders, the cover centred with a diamond-set floral spray, the reverse with an oval blank reserve of polished gold, the gold spine engraved with strap-work, a stone-mounted gold pencil inserted into the four gold clasps closing the booklet, the interior lined with light blue silk, the inside of the back cover fitted with a glazed engraved gold compartment, a silk bound and gold-cut paper carnet inside the binding
2¼ in. (68 mm.) high
Provenance
Christie's, London, 25 May 2004, lot 182.
Brought to you by
David McLachlan