Lot Essay
Carl Martin Weishaupt was established as a goldsmith in Hanau in 1801 and from 1837 onwards the firm was registered as C.M.Weishaupt und Söhne.
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BY CARL MARTIN WEISHAUPT AND SONS (FL. FROM 1837), MARKED, HANAU, CIRCA 1860, THE FLANGE STAMPED WITH INVENTORY NUMBER 585
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A GERMAN JEWELLED ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY CARL MARTIN WEISHAUPT AND SONS (FL. FROM 1837), MARKED, HANAU, CIRCA 1860, THE FLANGE STAMPED WITH INVENTORY NUMBER 585
cartouche-shaped box, the cover centred with an applied jewelled floral spray on a translucent dark green enamelled and chased shield within slightly raised foliate sablé gold border, the chased sides and base set with similar enamelled cartouches
3¾ in. (95 mm.) wide
BY CARL MARTIN WEISHAUPT AND SONS (FL. FROM 1837), MARKED, HANAU, CIRCA 1860, THE FLANGE STAMPED WITH INVENTORY NUMBER 585
cartouche-shaped box, the cover centred with an applied jewelled floral spray on a translucent dark green enamelled and chased shield within slightly raised foliate sablé gold border, the chased sides and base set with similar enamelled cartouches
3¾ in. (95 mm.) wide
Special notice
Items which contain rubies or jadeite originating in Burma (Myanmar) may not be imported into the U.S. Please be advised that a purchasers inability to import any such item into the U.S. or any other country shall not constitute
grounds for non-payment or cancellation of the sale.
With respect to items that contain any other types of gemstones originating
in Burma (e.g., sapphires), such items may be imported into the U.S.,
provided that the gemstones have been mounted or incorporated into jewellery outside of Burma and provided that the setting is not of a temporary nature (e.g., a string).
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