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TWO GOLD BOXES
Lot 247 PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF NUALA O'DONNELL PELL

TWO GOLD BOXES

Closed14 January 2015

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USD 12,500

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TWO GOLD BOXES
Comprising a circular compact of woven 18k gold, set with square-cut sapphires, opening to reveal a mirror and powder compartment, 3 ins. diameter, with French assay mark, in a signed leather case, signed Van Cleef & Arpels C.S no. 5467; and a snuffbox of rectangular outline in chased 18k gold with a sculpted silver panel depicting deer in landscape, with a plastic cover, circa 1819 - 1838, 3¾ x 2 7/8 x 1 1/8 ins., with French guarantee, standard and maker's marks, signed Fossin & Fils Joailliers du Roi, a Paris. No.4

Specialist note

Jean-Baptiste Fossin (1786-1848) worked as head of workshop for Etienne Nitot who was the official jeweler to Emperor Napolean. At the fall of the French Empire in 1815, Nitot's son sold the business to Fossin. The firm became one of the premier jewelry houses of its day. Jean-Baptiste Fossin's son Jules joined his father in 1830 and they were appointed Joailliers du Roi by King Louis-Philippe. Fossin & Fils later became the jewelry house Chaumet located at 12, Place Vendome.