Auction Closed
October 14, 05:38 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 10,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
🍎A miniature portrait ivory and gold bracelet, circa 1910
ivory, emerald, ruby, diamond, gold.
Centering a miniature portrait on ivory of Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941), German Emperor and King of Prussia, depicted wearing Hofjagduniform (court hunting uniform), within a frame of leaves and surmounted by a coronet, millegrain-set with rose, circular- and single-cut diamonds, accented with circular-cut rubies, and a mixed-cut emerald, French import assay mark of 14K gold, gross weight 30.40 grams.
7 1⁄16 in.; 180 mm
Please note that this lot contains elephant ivory the export of which outside the EU is now prohibited pursuant to European regulation 2021/2280 of 16 December 2021. Sotheby's will be able to provide the buyer with the intra-community certificate attached to this it🔯em
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Un br🐷acelet à miniature en ivoire et en or, vers 1910
7 1⁄16 in.; 180 mm
Veuillez noter que ce lot contient de l’ivoire d’éléphant et que conformément au règlement européen 2021/2280 du 16 décembre 2021, l’exportation de biens contenant cette matière hors de l’UE est interdite. Sotheby’s sera en mesure de délivrer à l’acquéreur le certificat intracommunautaire concernant ce bien.
Priv🍨ate Collectio♚n Sold Sotheby's Geneva, 11 May 2010, lot 310
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Collection Privée Vendu Sotheby's Genève, 11 ma﷽i 2010, lot 310
Danish miniaturist Johannes Zehngraf was born in 1857 and was known for his portraits💦 of European royalty, including King Carol I of Romania.