Boîte à cigares in silver-plated metal on a wooden core.
The lid engraved with …

Description

Boîte à cigares

in silver-plated metal on a wooden core. The lid engraved with numerous signatures, probably mainly of dignitaries and ambassadors posted to the Czech Republic in 1935 and 1936. The edge under the lid is engraved "Prague 1936". H: 4.5 - W: 25 - D: 18.5 cm Attached is a photo featuring Paul-Emile Naggiar (1883-1961), a French diplomat, and Tomáš Masaryk (1850-1937), first president of the Czechoslovak Republic. The photo bears the handwritten note on the back "Remise lettre créance à Masaryk, printemps 1935". Note: From June 3, 1935 to March 26, 1936, Paul-Emile Naggiar was French Minister Plenipotentiary to Czechoslovakia. During his stay in Prague, Naggiar attempted to reconcile France's two allies in Eastern Europe, Poland and Czechoslovakia. Paul-Emile Naggiar (1883-1961), French diplomat Then, by descent.

41

Boîte à cigares

Auction is over for this lot. See the results

You may also like

Estim. 400 - 500 EUR

Enea STEFANI (Bologna, 20th century) (attributed to) Pair of 800°/°° silver pediment hanging frames, chased with putti in clouds and shells, partly gilded. On a wooden core. H : 12 cm - W : 10 cm - Gross weight : 328.2 g

Estim. 30 - 50 EUR

Covered rectangular box The lid engraved with the motto "Non Vi Sed Virtute". Silver on wood core English hallmarks H. 5 cm - W. 13.5 cm - D. 9.5 cm

Estim. 30 - 50 EUR

TRANSATLANTIC PARIS

Starting price 50 EUR

ASIA - MODERN WORK Metal Buddha head with wooden core H. 23 cm high Oxidation REDUCED BUYER'S CHARGES ON THIS LOT 11.9% excl. tax (14.28% inc. VAT)

Online payments are secured by Ingenico and encrypted transactions.

Each lot has been authenticated and appraised by an Auction House.

Consult our FAQ or contact us

Composed of several subsidiaries, the Drouot Group is a major player in the art market. Hôtel Drouot, located in the heart of Paris, has been the world's largest public auction center since 1852. 15 salerooms are available to more than 70 auction houses. The emulation generated by an annual offer of 230,000 artworks from 21 major specialities - from Antiquity to street art - attracts some 3,000 visitors every day. The Group's digital platform, Drouot.com, offers digital sales - Live auctions (live broadcasting and participation in auctions), Online-only auctions (dematerialised auctions) and Buy Now sales (sales of lots at fixed prices). Nearly 2 million items are offered annually by 600 auction houses. Auction news is reported every week in La Gazette Drouot, the leading weekly magazine for the art market and culture published by Auctionspress.

More about Drouot

Drouot certified auction houses

Contacts

HÔTEL DROUOT

9, rue Drouot 75009 Paris, France

+33 (0)1 48 00 20 00

[email protected]

DROUOT.com

[email protected]