A German Gold Mounted Agate Egg-Form Nécessaire
Sale 1090 - Gold Boxes and Vertu from the Estate of a Prominent Kansas City Collector
Oct 18, 2022
9:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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Estimate
$5,000 -
7,000
Price Realized
$11,250
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
A German Gold Mounted Agate Egg-Form Nécessaire
Hanau, 18th/19th Century
having a gold cage-work decorated body, the lid with a script band reading 'Souvenir d'Amitie' with a bundled foliate banded rim, the lid opening to a fitted compartment with fourteen tools present.
with French prestige marks of a harrow, two olive leaves and a crowned letter 'J' on flange of body
Height 3 inches.
with French prestige marks of a harrow, two olive leaves and a crowned letter 'J' on flange of body
Height 3 inches.
Property from the Estate of a Prominent Kansas City Collector
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