The Manny Davidson Collection: A Life in Treasures and Benevolence - Day Sale

A gold-mounted agate boîte-à-cage, Paris, 1789/1790, retailed by Louis Ouizille

Estimate

40,000 - 60,000 EUR

Lot Details

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Description

rectangular with cut corners, all sides inset with semi-translucent oval agate panels with mossy inclusions resembling wintery landscapes at sunrise, within gold locket frames and chased laurel borders, surrounded by caramel-coloured and white agate, the gold mounts chased with entrelac-de-rubans, the sides further decorated with chased Corinthian columns, the rim engraved with the retailer's inscription 'Ouizille B.^er du Roi', illegible maker's mark, census mark for 1809, Paris petite garantie 1798-1809, census mark for 1819, discharge mark for Jean-François Kalendrin,

8,3 cm, 3 2/8 in. wide

overall weight 135 gr, 4,34 oz.

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