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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN (LOTS 183-190)
A FRENCH GOLD MUSICAL BOX
PARIS, STRUCK WITH THE PARISIAN STANDARD AND GUARANTEE MARKS FOR GOLD 1809-1819
Details
A FRENCH GOLD MUSICAL BOX
PARIS, STRUCK WITH THE PARISIAN STANDARD AND GUARANTEE MARKS FOR GOLD 1809-1819
rectangular box with rounded corners, the cover, sides and base set with panels of engine-turning within scrolling foliate sablé borders, the inside of the base fitted with a musical movement released by two levers on the front panel, with associated key
3½ in. (87 mm.) wide
PARIS, STRUCK WITH THE PARISIAN STANDARD AND GUARANTEE MARKS FOR GOLD 1809-1819
rectangular box with rounded corners, the cover, sides and base set with panels of engine-turning within scrolling foliate sablé borders, the inside of the base fitted with a musical movement released by two levers on the front panel, with associated key
3½ in. (87 mm.) wide
Provenance
Christie's, Geneva, 14 November 1978, lot 255.
Brought to you by
David McLachlan