A set of twelve French hardstone and parcel-gilt silver emperor portrait busts, Paris, post-1847
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October 12, 05:41 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 EUR
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A set of twelve French hardstone and parcel-gilt silver emperor portrait busts, Paris, post-1847
each depicting a Roman emperor, the heads of varied hardstones, parcel-gilt silver busts, each on silver-gilt pedestal and marble plinth, based on Suetonius's De Vita Caesarum: Julius Caesar, Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Galba, Otho, Vitellius, Vespasian, Titus and Domitian; each with fitted Cartier red or green leather box, retailed by Cartier
height of largest 6 3/4 in.; 17,2 cm.
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Ensemble de douze bustes de Césars en pierre dure, argent et vermeil par Henri et Alix Veyrassat, Paris, après 1847
représentant chacun un empereur romain, la base en vermeil et socle en marbre, vendus par Cartier, chacun accompagné d'un écrin en maroquin rouge ou vert estampé Cartier
height of largest 6 3/4 in.; 17,2 cm.
An American Midwestern Estate
Christie's New York, 21 October 2011, lot 17
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An American Midwestern Estate
Christie's New York, 21 octobre 2011, lot 17
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