Lot 37 · Fine Silver and Gold Boxes
by Simon-Achille Leger, also stamped with third standard mark 1819-38, Paris, circa 1820
An early 19th-century cased French gold snuff box
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- Estimate
- £5,000–£7,000 hammer ≈ $8,472–$11,860
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Fine Silver and Gold Boxes, London, New Bond Street · 18 June 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-2019719
- Record
- first seen 25 Jul 2026 · updated 25 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-2019719 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-2019719
An early 19th-century cased French gold snuff box, by Simon-Achille Leger, also stamped with third standard mark 1819-38, Paris, circa 1820. Bonhams, 18 Jun 2014, lot 37. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2019719.
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An early 19th-century cased French gold snuff box, by Simon-Achille Leger, also stamped with third standard mark 1819-38, Paris, circa 1820. Bonhams, 18 Jun 2014, lot 37. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2019719.
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