Hôtel Lambert, Une Collection Princière, Volume II : Kunstkammer

A French or Dresden carved ivory Scent bottle depicting a Seated Siamese Dignitary, Early 18th century

Restricted Species

Auction Closed

October 12, 05:41 PM GMT

Estimate

20,000 - 30,000 EUR

Lot Details

Description

A French or Dresden carved ivory scent bottle depicting a Seated Siamese Dignitary,

Early 18th century

the mounts with Paris fleur-de-lys discharge mark on the cap

ivory with diamond and gold mounts

Please note that this lot contains elephant ivory the export of which outside the EU is now prohibited pursuant to European regulation 2021/2280 of 16 December 2021. Replica Shoes 's will be able to provide the buyer with the intra-community certificate attached to this item

height 3¼ in.; 8,2 cm

__________________________________________________________________________

Etui à parfum en ivoire en forme de de Dignitaire siamois assis,

Paris ou Dresde, début du XVIIIe siècle

la monture en or sertie de diamants et insculpée du poinçon de décharge (fleur de lys) pour Paris 1717-1722

Veuillez noter que ce lot contient de l’ivoire d’éléphant et que conformément au règlement européen 2021/2280 du 16 décembre 2021, l’exportation de biens contenant cette matière hors de l’UE est interdite. Replica Shoes ’s sera en mesure de délivrer à l’acquéreur le certificat intracommunautaire concernant ce bien.

hauteur 3¼ in.; 8,2 cm

Veuillez noter que pour ce qui concerne le transport hors Union Européennes de lots contenant de l’ivoire d’éléphant, Replica Shoes ’s ne pourra pas assister les acheteurs. Un acheteur ne pourra pas différer le paiement du prix de ces lot, ni demander une annulation de leur vente, au motif qu’il serait dans l’impossibilité de les exporter et/ou de les importer. // Please note that Replica Shoes ’s will not be able to assist buyers with the shipment outside the European Union of any lots containing Elephant Ivory. A buyer’s inability to export or import these lots cannot justify a delay in payment or a sale’s cancellation.

Sotheby's London, 6 July 2017, lot 95

A la Façon de Venise Gallery, Paris, 2018

____________________________________________

Sotheby's Londres, 6 juillet 2017, lot 95

Galerie A la Façon de Venise, Paris, 2018

Related Literature
H. Thoma and H. Brunner, Kataloge der Schatzkammer der Residenz Munchen, Munich 1967, p. 327, no. 1112-1113
P. Reiner, Spendours of Vienna, exh. cat. Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, pp. 172-173, no.45
C. Truman and al, Gold Boxes and Miniatures of the 18th century, James A de Rothschild Collection at Waddesdon Manor, Fribourg, 1975, p. 88, no. 40
Y. Hackenbroch, The Jewels of the Electress Palatine in the museo degli Argenti, exh. cat. Pitti Palace, Florence, 1988, no. 65, pp. 150-151
F.J. Watson and G. Wilson, Mounted Oriental Porcelain in the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 2000, p. 36

This finely carved ivory scent bottle with gold and diamond mounts, with distinctive Paris fleur de lys discharge mark, can be compared to a group which belonged to the Princess Therese Kunigunde Sobieska who was married to the Elector Max Emmanuel of Bavaria (1676-1730) and which are in the treasury of the Munich Residenz and listed by Thomas and Brunner (op.cit.). Two further related scent bottles belonging to Anna Maria Luisa de Medici (1667-1743), are recorded, one by Reiner (op. cit.), the other by Hackenbroch (op. cit.) and also an etui figure of a harlequin included in the Gonzalez Palacios collection, sold Replica Shoes 's Paris 29 March 2007, lot 15. All these pieces, including the Munich Treasury etuis have the same fleur-de-lys mark. The J Paul Getty Museum catalogue records that the single uncrowned fleur de lys mark would appear to be the discharge mark for silver small objects used between 1717-1722 (op.cit.), and also used for gold, see Charles Truman, The Gilbert Collection of Gold Boxes, London, 1991, p.31, who states it could be also be for 1712-17. Truman catalogued in the Waddesdon Manor collection a further related chinaman etui.