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 321:

A pair of French ivory and tortoiseshell boxes - 19th century
carved elephant ivory boxes ...

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Start price:
850
Estimated price :
€1,200 - €1,600
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A pair of French ivory and tortoiseshell boxes - 19th century


carved elephant ivory boxes (Loxodonta africana Blumenbach, 1797 or Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758), with tortoiseshell interior (hawksbill sea turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, Cheloniidae). The lids embellished with portraits of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), Emperor of France.
Height x diameter: 2.7 x 8 cm. Weight 115 g.
Height x diameter: 2 x 5.2 cm. Weight 31 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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