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GOLD AND ENAMEL VINAIGRETTE DESIGNED AS A MINIATURE BASKET WITH MATCHING CHAIN AND RING, CIRCA 1830

Closed30 May 2011

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GOLD AND ENAMEL VINAIGRETTE DESIGNED AS A MINIATURE BASKET WITH MATCHING CHAIN AND RING, CIRCA 1830
Finely decorated, with multi colour floral scenes painted on blue enamel, gold basket-shaped case with hinged cover, and matching long chain and ring
Height: 32 mm.

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US$5,000-7,500

This present lot is an attractive example of an early 19th Century vinaigrette used by distinguished ladies of the upper class. Examples still retaining the matching chain and ring are extremely rare.