Lot 18 · GOLD: The Midas Touch
an important collection of twenty enamelled gold and gilt zarfs, made for the ottoman market, switzerland, 19th century
Artist unrecorded
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- Estimate
- £40,000–£60,000 hammer ≈ $51,409–$77,113
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — GOLD: The Midas Touch, London · 29 October 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4780291
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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an important collection of twenty enamelled gold and gilt zarfs, made for the ottoman market, switzerland, 19th century. Sotheby's, 29 Oct 2019, lot 18. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4780291.
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an important collection of twenty enamelled gold and gilt zarfs, made for the ottoman market, switzerland, 19th century. Sotheby's, 29 Oct 2019, lot 18. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4780291.
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| tyler shields | beyond the gates, 2012 | Tyler Shields | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| a pair of elizabeth ii 9ct gold pheasant table ornaments, maker's mar… | — | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| a gold snuff box, etienne-pierre rousselet, paris, 1798-1809 | — | £2,600–£3,500 | |
| a pair of edwardian silver-gilt four-light candelbra, george fox, lon… | George Fox | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| a pair of modern vaphio gold cups, zolotas, athens | Zolotas | £12,000–£18,000 |