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AN AUSTRIAN ORMOLU-MOUNTED, MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID, AND VERRE EGLOMISE MUSICAL NECESSAIRE
Lot 57

AN AUSTRIAN ORMOLU-MOUNTED, MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID, AND VERRE EGLOMISE MUSICAL NECESSAIRE

VIENNA, CIRCA 1820-30

Fermé6 December 2012

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GBP 8,125

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AN AUSTRIAN ORMOLU-MOUNTED, MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID, AND VERRE EGLOMISE MUSICAL NECESSAIRE
VIENNA, CIRCA 1820-30
Beaded and decorated à quatre faces, modelled as a bonheur-du-jour, the rectangular swiveling double plate within a pierced surround, above a commode, the hinged top fitted with a necessaire with central panel depicting a mountainous landscape with sailboats, the outer surround with floral rosettes, with conforming back and sides, on paw feet
9¾ in. (24.5 cm.) high; 6 in. (15 cm.) wide; 3 in. (7.5 cm.) deep

Note du spécialiste

This beautifully crafted and neatly fitted miniature dressing-table nécessaire is reminiscent of objets d'art, often featuring mother-of-pearl, produced in Paris in the 1820-30s and sold in the fashionable shops of the Palais Royal, near the Louvre. A similar ormolu-mounted mother-of-pearl nécessaire was sold at Christie's London, 22 September 2011, lot 2 (£25,000 with premium). A further related miniature musical box in the shape of a windmill was sold Christie's, London, 5 July 2007, lot 8 (£15,600 with premium).