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Koller Auctions

320 - TWO GEM-SET JADE AND ENGRAVED GILT-METAL BOXES

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CHF 1,500 (€1,619)

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Estimation

CHF 1,500 - 2,500 (€1,600 - 2,700)

Sale fees

28%

TWO GEM-SET JADE AND ENGRAVED GILT-METAL BOXES Ottoman Empire, 19th century. Max. length: 6.3 cm. Comprising two hinged boxes, one circular and one rounded rectangular, each with a pale jade plaque inlaid into the lid; both are richly embellished with gilt-metal mounts finely engraved with scrollwork foliage and bezel-set with pink and green cabochon gemstones. The base of the circular box is finely engraved with the Seal of Solomon framing an inscription reading Mā shā' Allāh (“What God has willed”) above the AH date 1103 (1691/92 AD). (2) Provenance: - Otto von Franz, diplomat at the Austro-Hungarian legation in Japan before 1914 (by reputation).

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Auction details

Asian Art: Japan, India, Southeast Asia, Islamic Art (A219AS)
Tuesday, December 8
02:00 PM
Hardturmstrasse 102
8031 Zurich, Switzerland

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Koller Auctions +41 4 44 45 63 63 office@kollerauktionen.ch
On Drouot for 1 year avec More than 7,000 lots published

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