Oval gold box - Lot 147

Oval gold box entirely chased in three-tone pink, yellow and green gold; the lid decorated in the center with a music trophy on an amati background in a medallion surrounded by foliate garlands, the rim decorated with a frieze of interlacing. The sides are decorated with rosettes in medallions and foliate garlands supported by pilasters. The bottom, in the style of the lid, is edged with a frieze of stylized acanthus leaves. Accompanied by its green-tinted shagreen-covered case, the interior in red silk velvet. Master goldsmith: Jean-Frédéric Ier BUTTNER, received in 1746. STRASBOURG 1775. Height 2.7 Length 6.4 Width 4.9 cm Weight 109 g Notes : His workshop was located rue des Hallebardes. He was later appointed court goldsmith to Stanislas Leczcinski of Lorraine. A snuffbox by the same silversmith in the Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé collections. Christie's sale of 02/25/2009 Lot 113.