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Day 2 - Fine Art & Decorative Furnishings

Sat, Nov 15, 2014 09:00AM EST - Sun, Nov 16, 2014 09:00AM EST
Lot 412

Two French Enameled Boxes,

Estimate: $300 - $500

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Japanese Gilt Metal and Lacquered Potpourri Holder late 19th/early 20th century: engraved gilt metal and enameled canister-form box with hinged top, floral decoration on cobalt ground, 5 in., enameled box with loose lid, large chip, associated spider crack to interior, loss to ename, vertical cracks at top edge of body; French gilt metal covered box, enameled top depicting couple in a landscape, 1-1/2 x 3-1/2 x 2-1/4 in., several cracks to enamel; Japanese gilt metal and black-lacquered porcelain-mounted potpourri holder, lacquered cover topped with gilt flowers and vines, body with pagoda motifs and gilt metal and porcelain flowers, naturalistic scrolling base, 7-1/4 in., losses to flower petals . Provenance: From the Estate of the late Leila Paget, daughter of Izzet Pasha, last Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire

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