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Premier Auction - Session I - February 3, 2023

Fri, Feb 3, 2023 09:00AM EST
Lot 568

Two Tortoiseshell Hand Painted Boxes With Gold Mounts

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

19th century, neoclassical scene of young children in a forest setting, gold bands, tests as 18kt., 2-3/4 x 1-1/2 in.; neoclassical scene of young children holding a basket of baby birds, quiver of arrows, two doves, obverse with children holding garland wreath with bow and arrow, gold bands, tests as 12kt., 2-5/8 x 1-1/4 in.

Provenance: Private Collection, Middleburg, Virginia

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Condition

both with crazing, some scattered losses

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