113,500 CHF
The Rosebud. Geneva, goldsmith's mark "SN", circa 1830. Exceptionally fine and rare small 18K gold and painted on enamel diamond- and pearl-set musical box, in the shape of a rosebud. Three-body, the front and base lids very finely painted on enamel with a pink rosebud behind evergreen branches, green leaves at its base, the front panel set with diamonds and graduated half pearls, the back with pearls, the inside finely painted with musical instruments, an opened musical score and a rose. Opening the front lid reveals a small compartment, opening the spring-loaded bottom lid reveals the musical mechanism. The band with champlevé enamels forms geometrical and foliate patterns. Notes This magnificent box is unusual for its shape and the novelty of the design of the rose, as well as for the superb enamel painting and the beauty the gems bring to the overall design. The artist who made this box is the same who made the magnificent "Hunt" spyglass, lot 35.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2003-10-11
