Exbury House: Le Goût Rothschild - 5th October 2022
Lot 191
A LAPIS LAZULI AND WHITE METAL MOUNTED PAPERWEIGHT
Estimate £100 - £150 | Hammer £1900
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Description
A LAPIS LAZULI AND WHITE METAL MOUNTED PAPERWEIGHT
LATE 19TH CENTURY
of rectangular form, inscribed 'Alfred' to the front; together with a leather bound travelling alarm clock, retailed by Harrods, London, gilt stamped 'E de R/20.5.51'; and a Swiss gilt metal clock inscribed 'Arc de Triomphe, 1963, Exbury' (3)
paperweight: 1.5cm high, 8cm wide, 7cm deep
Provenance
Alfred de Rothschild (1842-1918)
Lionel de Rothschild (1882-1942)
Edmund de Rothschild (1916-2009)
The Trustees of Exbury House