A French gilt-metal-mounted porcelain covered box, probably Samson, 19th century
Jewellery, Watches, European and Oriental Decorative Arts
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 4 000 - 6 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
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ZAR 9 954
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About this Item
A French gilt-metal-mounted porcelain covered box, probably Samson, 19th century
the domed cover and front painted with chinoiserie cartouches enclosed by a stippled blue ground, restored, 9cm high, 15cm wide; another, Samson, Paris, late 19th century, painted in the Chinese manner, the cover with an armorial, the sides with flowers and bianco-sopra-bianco highlights, 3cm high, 4,5cm diameter; a French 'Sèvres' gilt-metal-mounted porcelain box and cover, the domed cover painted with a cartouche of summer flowers, enclosed by gilt and blue borders, overpainted pseudo-Sèvres blue-glazed mark, 3,5cm high, 14,5cm wide; and another French example, the domed cover painted with a spray of summer flowers enclosed by a maroon ground with gilt highlights, iron-red inscription to the base, 4cm high, 10,5cm wide
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