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THBMuseum Quality Sorrento Ware Ladies Jewelry Box
About Seller
1788 Ellsworth Industrial Boulevard NW
Atlanta, GA 30318
United States
Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery is a full-service auction gallery strategically located on Miami Circle in the historic Buckhead district of Atlanta, one of the Southeastern United States’ largest commercial and financial centers. The gallery is owned and operated by Robert Ahlers and his wife Chr...Read more
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About Auction
LiveJan 2, 2016 - Jan 3, 2016
Ahlers & Ogletree elizabeth@aandoauctions.com
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- Lot Description
Likely Michele Grandville (Italian, 1821-1893), late19th century. Museum quality ladies jewelry box executed with fine inlay of exotic woods and penworked detailing, the rectangular stepped lid decorated to each side with opposing griffins centering a scene with two putti and an oxen with a border of tessellated micro mosaic banding, the lid with Bacchus style mask to the central hinged front opening to the interior lid decorated with opposing griffins in green penwork centering an oval beveled mirror, the two hinged compartments with ivory tufted lining that swing to the side exposing the bottom compartment also lined in matching fabric, the interior and hinged compartments decorated with perching birds on drapery swags tessellated micro mosaics, Vitruvian scrollwork and Tunbridge style banding. Approximate height 5.37", width 12.25", depth 6.37". Note: Michele de Grandville was one of the top marquetry furniture and decorative arts makers from Sorrento Italy in the 1800s.
Condition
Scattered losses and lifting to veneer on lid. Small wood losses to corners. Lower edge of box with large loss to veneer at left corner, loss near center and loss at right corner, additional nicks and chips in wood on lower edge. Some smaller veneer losses throughout form (majority of losses on lid). Under black light examination, no other signs of damage, loss or repair.
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