Auction 244 Part 2
By Bertolami Fine Art
Dec 7, 2022
Bertolami Fine Arts srl Piazza Lovatelli, 1 00186 Roma Italia, Italy

Sessione I: Martedì 6 dicembre 2022 alle ore 15:00 CET (Lotti 1-301)

Sessione II: Mercoledì 7 dicembre 2022 alle ore 15:00 CET (Lotti 302-560)


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LOT 320:

A pair of French ivory boxes - 19th century
carved elephant ivory boxes (Loxodonta africana ...

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Start price:
600
Estimated price :
€800 - €1,200
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A pair of French ivory boxes - 19th century


carved elephant ivory boxes (Loxodonta africana Blumenbach, 1797 or Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758). The lids embellished with a portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), Emperor of France, while seated in front of a fire and a head of Napoleon in profile to the left.
Height x diameter: 1.9 x 5.4 cm. Weight 29 g.
Height x diameter: 2.4 x 4.2 cm. Weight 26 g.
Item condition grading: **** good.
Accompanied by Ce.S.Ar. Centro Studi Archeometrici certificate of authenticity and by CITES certificate.

This lot is available for sale only with shipments within the European Union; the CITES certificate for export outside the European Community can only be requested for lots sold to museums.


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