Silver & Objects of Vertu - Day 1 - 31st October 2023
Lot 1714
An 18th century gold-mounted bloodstone etui case,
Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £1764
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Description
An 18th century gold-mounted bloodstone etui case,
unmarked,
shaped tapering form, foliate mounts, no fittings. with a gilt-metal-mounted bloodstone chatelaine clip, with a hanging flask-shaped bloodstone pendant and a moss agate sphere with an enamelled band 'A Smile from three is a world to mee' (sic), length of case 10cm.
Provenance: A Private Collection.
Purchased from Phillips, London 26 July 1996, lot 78.