BY CAMILLO PICCONI, ROME, 1811-1815

Details

AN ITALIAN GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE BONBONNIERE SET WITH AN AGATE CAMEO
BY CAMILLO PICCONI, ROME, 1811-1815
Circular hardstone box with gold mounts, the cover set with a cameo depicting a classical figure in silver-gilt frame, marked on bezel and on cover's mount
2 1/2 in. (64 mm.) diameter
gross weight 4 oz. (117 gr.)

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 15 April 1997, lot 32.

Special notice

This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.

Conditions of sale

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Lot Essay

Camillo Picconi's accounts record another cameo-set box, described on June 24, 1800: 'una scatola di tartaruga nera, foderata d'oro di bollo e con cameo incassato sul coperchio' [a box in black tortoiseshell, lined with stamped gold and with a recessed cameo on the lid] (C. G. Bulgari, Argentieri Gemmari e Orafi Italia, vol. II, p. 270).

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