Lot 157 · Important Gold Boxes Objects of Vertu including Vinaigrettes
Leopoldo di Cosimo II of Medici as a baby, lying full-length wrapped in gold and silver embroidered white silk drape with cut away border on a gold-embroidered gold drape, his head resting on a white silk cushion with similarly embroidered border; interior background
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- Estimate
- £600–£800 hammer ≈ $859–$1,145
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Important Gold Boxes Objects of Vertu including Vinaigrettes, London · 22 May 2001
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6266328
- Record
- first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Italian School, Early 20th Century, Leopoldo di Cosimo II of Medici as a baby, lying full-length wrapped in gold and silver embroidered white silk drape with cut away border on a gold-embroidered gold drape, his head resting on a white silk cushion with similarly embroidered border; interior background. Christie's, 22 May 2001, lot 157. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6266328.
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Italian School, Early 20th Century, Leopoldo di Cosimo II of Medici as a baby, lying full-length wrapped in gold and silver embroidered white silk drape with cut away border on a gold-embroidered gold drape, his head resting on a white silk cushion with similarly embroidered border; interior background. Christie's, 22 May 2001, lot 157. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6266328.
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|---|---|---|---|
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