Large Chiseled Gold Box, Jacques Charles Colin, Mid-19th Century.
Artist: Jacques Charles Colin
A cartouche-shaped gold box. The hinged lid, the base and the sides are chiseled with flowers and scrolls as well as rocaille patterns in slight relief. The lid has a chiseled bouquet of flower in its center in a basket. On the back of the lid an inscription has been engraved "PRESENTED BY JOHN BASTARD ESQ TO THOMAS DAWSON ON HIS WINNING THE NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE WITH STILTON. JUNE 1852".
This is a box donated by John Bastard IV "esquire and captain of the horse guards of Queen Victoria" as a reward for the famous horse race of which the winner was in 1852 the horse named Stilton.
Weight: 4 oz ( 114g).
This snuffbox was created by the workshops of Charles Colin at the middle of the 19th century.
Master goldsmith's hallmark: CCS.
Switzerland in collaboration with Hanau.
Anna Petronella Souchay (1753-1851), daughter of the goldsmith Marc André Souchay (1730-1811) married Charles Colin (1749-1817) in Hanau on January 15, 1776. Her son Jacques Charles Colin (1825 -1870) joined forces with the Söhne.
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This is a box donated by John Bastard IV "esquire and captain of the horse guards of Queen Victoria" as a reward for the famous horse race of which the winner was in 1852 the horse named Stilton.
Weight: 4 oz ( 114g).
This snuffbox was created by the workshops of Charles Colin at the middle of the 19th century.
Master goldsmith's hallmark: CCS.
Switzerland in collaboration with Hanau.
Anna Petronella Souchay (1753-1851), daughter of the goldsmith Marc André Souchay (1730-1811) married Charles Colin (1749-1817) in Hanau on January 15, 1776. Her son Jacques Charles Colin (1825 -1870) joined forces with the Söhne.
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18 000 €
Period: 19th century
Style: Other Style
Condition: Good condition
Material: Gold
Width: 9
Height: 2,8
Depth: 6
Reference (ID): 1398520
Availability: In stock
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