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Auction House:
Auction Location:
Auckland
Date:
6-Dec-2022
Lot No.
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Description:
An Asprey's, London lidded box, with painted ivory panel to the top depicting Leda and the Swan. The sides with red tortoiseshell finish embellished with gilt brass mouldings including a laurel wreath and ribbon mount to the front, the lozenge shaped painted panel signed indistinctly lower left (Hardy') set on a dark green velvet ground. The interior with quarter book-matched kingwood veneers, the hinge engraved Asprey, London. 23 x 18 x 7 cm. Very small split to ivory panel.
Estimate:
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Price:
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Category:
Precious Objects: Boxes, Jewellery & Trinket (not wooden)