Lot Essay
There appear to have been several goldsmiths with the surname Martinez working in Mexico City at this date.
.jpg?w=1)
BY MARTINEZ, MARKED, MEXICO CITY, ASSAY MASTER'S MARK INDISTINCT BUT POSSIBLY THAT OF ANTONIO FORCADA Y PLAZA 1791-1818
Details
A MEXICAN VARI-COLOUR GOLD CHEROOT CASE
by Martinez, marked, Mexico City, assay master's mark indistinct but possibly that of Antonio Forcada y Plaza 1791-1818
Rectangular upright box of oval section, the slightly domed cover centred by a floral rosette in four-colour gold, both sides of the base chased with allegories of Love within burnished bands, on an engine-turned ground adorned with floral swags, the base chased with a flowerspray in four-colour gold, diamond-set pushpiece
68 mm. (2.5/8 in.) high
by Martinez, marked, Mexico City, assay master's mark indistinct but possibly that of Antonio Forcada y Plaza 1791-1818
Rectangular upright box of oval section, the slightly domed cover centred by a floral rosette in four-colour gold, both sides of the base chased with allegories of Love within burnished bands, on an engine-turned ground adorned with floral swags, the base chased with a flowerspray in four-colour gold, diamond-set pushpiece
68 mm. (2.5/8 in.) high