Sale 13050
London
|
7 July 2016
Price realised
GBP 26,250
Estimate
A GERMAN VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX POSSIBLY BERLIN OR HANAU, CIRCA 1860 rectangular box, the cover and base boldly chased with hunting scenes after Jean-Baptiste Oudry (1685-1755) against architectural ruins, the sides similarly chased with birds, a chicken and a rabbit amidst rural landscapes and foliage on a sablé gold ground, within shaped reeded cartouches, with chased entrelac and foliate outer borders 3 1/8 in. (80 mm.) wide 12¼ oz. (380 gr.)
Provenance
Property of the late Barbara Woolworth Hutton (1912-1979); Sotheby's, London, 24 March 1980, lot 35.
Contact Client Service
info@christies.com
New York +1 212 636 2000
London +44 (0)20 7839 9060
infoasia@christies.com
Asia +852 2760 1766
David McLachlan
dmclachlan@christies.com
+44 (0)20 7389 2650
Victoria Drummond
vdrummond@christies.com
+44 (0)20 7389 2699
Alexandra Cruden
alcruden@christies.com
+44 (0)20 7389 2566
For another 18th century box of similar form and chased with identical scenes within different borders see lot 217.
W.M. Hunt’s collection contains, in his own words, ‘magical images of people in which the eyes are somehow obscured, veiled, hidden’
Stirring images of frontier life by some of the most important figures in American art, including Frederic Remington, Charles Marion Russell and N.C. Wyeth
The dynamic young Korean Hong Gyu Shin on his passion for rediscovering marginalised artists — and his reputation for exhibiting challenging work
‘Most real collections are self-portraits,’ explains Jonathan Rendell, who has entered incredible homes over his 30 years at Christie’s
Using lots from our upcoming Collector sales, the Italian writer and Vogue stylist designs a series of vignettes in London’s most spectacular conservatory
A 360-degree view of our upcoming auction, Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds Including Oriental Rugs and Carpets, featuring a Hijazi Qur’an folio and a rare Cairene prayer rug