Auction Closed
October 14, 05:38 PM GMT
Estimate
1,800 - 2,500 EUR
Lot Details
Description
A varicoloured gold-mounted tiger's eye hand𒆙 seal, pro💧bably French, second quarter 19th century
baluster handle with openwork base composed of flowers and straps decorated with acanthus leaves and trios of graduated beads, the oval agate matrix with intaglio lioness holding a cub in its mouth, apparently unmarked
weight: 112 g
height 3 3⁄4 in.; 9,5 cm.
____________________________________________
Sceau en or de plusieurs couleurs et oeꦦil de tigre,♏ probablement France, vers 1840
la prise en balustre avec base ajourée composée de fleurs et de feuilles d'acanthe, la matrice ovale en intaille gravée d'une lionne tenant un lionceau dans sa gueule, apparemment non poinçonné
weight: 112 g
height 3 3⁄4 in.; 9,5 cm.
Christie's London, 11 March 2014, lot 215.
____________________________________________
Christie's Londres, 11 mars 2014, lot 215.