Ellis Finch
Head of Knightsbridge Silver Department
Gold Boxes
Lot 49*
A late 18th / early 19th century German gold and enamelled snuff box the cover with a rubbed maker's mark, possibly script 'FJ'-crowned within an oval, a stylised flower and a crowned 'T', the base marked with crowned and crossed laurels within a cartouche shaped punch and a crowned reflective monogram, possibly 'FJ', almost certainly Hanau, circa 1800, incuse numbered '957' to the rim
25 April 2018, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £5,250 inc. premium
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Michael Moorcroft
Consultant
Anna Burnside
Head of Sale
A late 18th / early 19th century German gold and enamelled snuff box
the cover with a rubbed maker's mark, possibly script 'FJ'-crowned within an oval, a stylised flower and a crowned 'T', the base marked with crowned and crossed laurels within a cartouche shaped punch and a crowned reflective monogram, possibly 'FJ', almost certainly Hanau, circa 1800, incuse numbered '957' to the rim
Circular, the cover with a central enamel plaque of Venus by the altar of Love within a gold frame embellished with pearlescent pellets on a translucent blue enamel ground over a linear and pellet ground within a frame of raised enamel 'jewels' and leaves, the sides and base with blue enamel and similar borders, diameter 8cm, weight total 130gms.
Circular, the cover with a central enamel plaque of Venus by the altar of Love within a gold frame embellished with pearlescent pellets on a translucent blue enamel ground over a linear and pellet ground within a frame of raised enamel 'jewels' and leaves, the sides and base with blue enamel and similar borders, diameter 8cm, weight total 130gms.
Footnotes
The present lot shows an interesting link between two sets of unattributed marks. Adding to the collection of various 'FJ' maker's marks that, so far, have eluded identification. The marks on the cover are not very clear but can be compared to those found on lot 50 and those on lot 43 to assist in interpretation of the maker's mark.
Provenance
van Diemen Collection, Graupe, Berlin 25 January 1935, ex-lot 481. Erroneously catalogued as Paris 1780.
This lot is sold pursuant to a settlement agreement between the current possessor - a Swiss Estate - and the heirs of the Oppenheimer Estate. This settlement agreement resolves the dispute over ownership and full title will be guaranteed to the successful bidder and will no longer be subject to any claim as registered with the German Lost Art Foundation.
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