Antique Jewellery - Precious Objects - Pocket Watches
A THREE-COLOUR GOLD AND IVORY BOÎTE-À-MINIATURES, PROBABLY HANAU, LATE 18TH CENTURY
rectangular with rounded corners, mounted à cage, the cover inset under glass with an ivory miniature depicting an interior scene with women and children gathered around a hearth, signed Mte Gérard, the four sides and base similarly inset with ivory miniatures depicting genre scenes after Marguerite Gérard (1761–1837), inspired by the intimate domestic and family subjects characteristic of her work; the chased and engraved gold mounts decorated with leafy garlands and flowerheads in vari-coloured gold; with partially legible marks to the rim, beneath the cover and on the base, 6.8 x 8.8 x 4.8 cm
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A THREE-COLOUR GOLD AND IVORY BOÎTE-À-MINIATURES, PROBABLY HANAU, LATE 18TH CENTURY
rectangular with rounded corners, mounted à cage, the cover inset under glass with an ivory miniature depicting an interior scene with women and children gathered around a hearth, signed Mte Gérard, the four sides and base similarly inset with ivory miniatures depicting genre scenes after Marguerite Gérard (1761–1837), inspired by the intimate domestic and family subjects characteristic of her work; the chased and engraved gold mounts decorated with leafy garlands and flowerheads in vari-coloured gold; with partially legible marks to the rim, beneath the cover and on the base, 6.8 x 8.8 x 4.8 cm
CITES - Septembre 2026
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