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Lot 18 · Important Gold Boxes Objects of Vertu including Vinaigrettes

including books by Ceroni, Colding, Williamson, Bouchot, von Böhn, Olausson, Cavalli-Björkman, Lundberg and others, catalogues on the collections in the Hermitage (1986), the Kremlin Armoury (1985), the Albertina (1977), the Nationalmuseum Munich (1911), the New Orleans Museum of Art (1978), Briner Collection Winterthur (1986), Doistau Donation Louvre (1922), Bode Museum Berlin (1986) and others, exhibition catalogues including Vienna 1905, 1931, 1924, 1965, Paris 1906, Mannheim 1909, Hanover 1918, Geneva 1956, Montreal 1989, Prague 1996, Turin 1996, Hilliard 1948, Gigola 1978, David-Weill 1956 and others, and 55 auction catalogues including F. Doistau, J. Mühsam, N. Fischmann, F. Panhard (I+II), G. Heckett (II+IV) and C. Clore (I) (100)

A GROUP OF ONE HUNDRED REFERENCE BOOKS AND CATALOGUES ON PORTRAIT MINIATURES

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Estimate
£500–£700 hammer ≈ $716–$1,002
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Important Gold Boxes Objects of Vertu including Vinaigrettes, London · 22 May 2001
Record ID
TB-2026-6266202
Record
first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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A GROUP OF ONE HUNDRED REFERENCE BOOKS AND CATALOGUES ON PORTRAIT MINIATURES, including books by Ceroni, Colding, Williamson, Bouchot, von Böhn, Olausson, Cavalli-Björkman, Lundberg and others, catalogues on the collections in the Hermitage (1986), the Kremlin Armoury (1985), the Albertina (1977), the Nationalmuseum Munich (1911), the New Orleans Museum of Art (1978), Briner Collection Winterthur (1986), Doistau Donation Louvre (1922), Bode Museum Berlin (1986) and others, exhibition catalogues including Vienna 1905, 1931, 1924, 1965, Paris 1906, Mannheim 1909, Hanover 1918, Geneva 1956, Montreal 1989, Prague 1996, Turin 1996, Hilliard 1948, Gigola 1978, David-Weill 1956 and others, and 55 auction catalogues including F. Doistau, J. Mühsam, N. Fischmann, F. Panhard (I+II), G. Heckett (II+IV) and C. Clore (I) (100). Christie's, 22 May 2001, lot 18. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6266202.

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A GROUP OF ONE HUNDRED REFERENCE BOOKS AND CATALOGUES ON PORTRAIT MINIATURES, including books by Ceroni, Colding, Williamson, Bouchot, von Böhn, Olausson, Cavalli-Björkman, Lundberg and others, catalogues on the collections in the Hermitage (1986), the Kremlin Armoury (1985), the Albertina (1977), the Nationalmuseum Munich (1911), the New Orleans Museum of Art (1978), Briner Collection Winterthur (1986), Doistau Donation Louvre (1922), Bode Museum Berlin (1986) and others, exhibition catalogues including Vienna 1905, 1931, 1924, 1965, Paris 1906, Mannheim 1909, Hanover 1918, Geneva 1956, Montreal 1989, Prague 1996, Turin 1996, Hilliard 1948, Gigola 1978, David-Weill 1956 and others, and 55 auction catalogues including F. Doistau, J. Mühsam, N. Fischmann, F. Panhard (I+II), G. Heckett (II+IV) and C. Clore (I) (100). Christie's, 22 May 2001, lot 18. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6266202.

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From the same sale Important Gold Boxes Objects of Vertu including Vinaigrettes · May 2001

LotArtistEstimateResult
A young lady, facing left in white dress with green velvet bodice and… Louis François Aubry £600–£800
A gentleman, facing right in gold-embroidered silver coat, embroidere… Rosalba Carriera £2,000–£3,000
Engraved 'Ribright Optician Fecit London' and 'By Ye Kings Royal Patent' A GEORGE II-STYLE GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE SPY-GLASS AND NÉCESSAIRE £10,000–£15,000
Fromery Workshop, Berlin, Circa 1740/1750 A GERMAN SILVER-GILT MOUNTED ENAMEL CUP AND STAND £2,000–£3,000
A George Ii-Style Double-Opening Gold-Mounted Hardstone Nécessaire A GEORGE II-STYLE DOUBLE-OPENING GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE NÉCESSAIRE £8,000–£12,000
Marked with the Dutch Import Mark 1906-1953 A ROCOCO-STYLE SILVER-GILT MOUNTED HARDSTONE SNUFF-BOX WITH GOLD CAGEWORK £3,000–£5,000

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