14th Nov, 2020 10:00 GMT/BST

Fine Jewellery, Watches & Silver - Online auction

 
Lot 2033
 

2033

A French Empire Silver-Gilt Musical-Box, by L. Baudin, Paris, 1809-1819, oblong, the hinged...

A French Empire Silver-Gilt Musical-Box, by L. Baudin, Paris, 1809-1819, oblong, the hinged cover and base with an engine turned ground within foliage and scroll borders, the cover opens to reveal a plain interior, the front with a opening, cover lacking, the back with slide mechanism, the base with winder, key lacking, 8.8cm wide, gross weight 7oz 17dwt

Baudin seems to have specialised in boxes of this sort with a number of examples with similar decoration extant. These include a nearly identical example, the inside engraved with an inscription (sold Bonhams, 21 November 2018, lot 31) and one with similar borders, the centre set with a micromosaic panel (sold Christie's, 8 December 2011, lot 111).
Not Sold

 

. Marked on the bezel with second standard cockerel mark and with medium guarantee mark. Various struck inside and on bezel with maker's mark. The standard and guarantee mark are both clear while the maker's mark is poorly struck in some places and with wear in other places. There is some minor surface scratching and wear to the box, consistent with age and use. The key is lacking. The mechanism is not currently functioning when wound. There is a cover missing over the opening in the front of the box.

 


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Auction: Fine Jewellery, Watches & Silver - Online auction, 14th Nov, 2020

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