Gold Boxes, Silver & Objects of Vertu
Baraset House offers a carefully curated collection of luxury boxes ranging from the mid-18th to the mid-20th century along with a selection of silver and fine objects of vertu, with particular focus on items of rare or unusual design, exceptional quality, craftsmanship & notable provenance.
French, gold & enamel snuff box by Frères Jordan, circa 1790
A magnificent late 18th century gold and enamel snuff box by Frères Jordan (Hanau, active c.1790-1820),
with enamel plaque
after Angelica Kauffman (Swiss, 1741-1807)
maker's mark FJ crowned incuse
circa 1790
Measurements
10.0 centimetres in length
Of shallow rectangular form with rounded corners, the cover set with a miniature enameled plaque en pleine depicting a mother and child in a wooded landscape, the sides and base set with turquoise enameled ground stamped at intervals with gold fleur-de-lis and within white enamel fillets, the outer sable gold borders with scrolling foliage.
Marked inside the base and cover with maker's mark FJ crowned incuse, the town mark for Vienna, interlace S, sunray and monogram mark, sunbursts. The flange stamped with inventory number 4686.
Makers Mark:
Formerly thought to represent the goldsmith Francois Juanin (Geneva) recent scholarly research has identified the mark of FJ crowned incuse as that of Frères Jordan of Hanau (active 1790-1820).
Boxes bearing the marks FJ - with laurel above, with or without a sunray mark and a crossed-S mark, previously attributed to François Joanin, Geneva, are now suggested to be the work of Huguenot goldsmiths who flourished in the Rhineland in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, most notably in Hanau and Berlin. Characterized with the same shallow construction, canted corners and style of decoration and bearing an inventory number struck on the right-hand rim of the cover their production seems to date from circa 1790 to circa 1820.
French, Gold toothpick case, Barthelemy Cabaille, Paris 1784
A fine Louis XVI engine-turned tri-colour gold toothpick case
bearing makers mark for
Barthélemy Cabaille (master 1775; active 1791)
and the poinçons of Henri Clavel
with the tête de vanneau decharge,
Paris 1784
George III French toothpick cases of this period are exceeding rare and this is a magnificent example from a rare and sought-after master Parisian goldsmith. The elongated oblong shape features rounded end, and the cover shows a crisply engine-turned central panel within a scrolling leaf-and-bead border. The sides and base with similar engine-turned panel, separated by relief yellow-gold laurel and paterae pilasters.
A similar engine-turned and chased vari-gold box (probably a boite-a-rouge) dated 1783-4 by Barthélemy Cabaille in the collection of The Met Museum, accession number 48.187.477a, b.
Italian, diamond-mounted 18 karat gold & enamel box by Faraone Milano, circa 1950-60
An exceptionally fine mid 20th century
Italian jewelled guilloché enamel gold cigarette case
by Faraone Milano
gold hallmarked & signed Faraone, Milan, Italy
circa 1950s/60s
Rectangular with rounded corners, the solid 18kt gold body enamelled in translucent yellow over a moiré guilloché ground, within gold borders, with a rose-cut diamond-set thumb-piece, marked inside cover and base
3 5/8 in. (9.3 cm.) wide
The gem-set solid gold case with a guilloché wave moire pattern covered with a yellow gold translucent enamel of the finest quality, the thumbpiece set with a row of five graduated rose-cut diamonds.
The design of this guilloché wave moire pattern cigarette case was popularized by Fabergé at the turn-of-the-century.
Tracing its roots back to 1860, the august House of Faraone was patronized by a venerated client list comprising many members of the European royalty, aristocratic Italian families including the Savoys, and international celebrities.
After World War I the company opened its first salon on the Via Montenapoleone in Milan and was celebrated for its exquisite workmanship.
Italian, Diamond-mounted 18 karat gold compact by Faraone Milano, circa 1950-60
A very fine mid 20th century
Italian jewelled gold powder compact
by Faraone Milano
gold hallmarked & signed Faraone, Milan, Italy
circa 1950s/60s
Of oval textured gold form, the solid gold body with a rose-cut diamond-set thumb-piece, marked inside cover and base
The gem-set solid gold case with a attractive striated pattern, the thumbpiece set with a burst of rose-cut diamonds.
The interior featuring an oval mirror and powder compartment.
Tracing its roots back to 1860, the august House of Faraone was patronized by a venerated client list comprising many members of the European royalty, aristocratic Italian families including the Savoys, and international celebrities.
After World War I the company opened its first salon on the Via Montenapoleone in Milan and was celebrated for its exquisite workmanship.
George IV brass-bround rosewood jewelry & letters box by David Edwards, circa 1828
A very fine quality George IV brass-bound rosewood travelling jewelry and letters box,
by David Edwards of London, maker to the Royal Household,
circa 1828
Dating to around 1828, this antique jewelry & letters box was manufactured and retailed by one of London's finest box makers, David Edwards, whose clientele included the King and other members of the Royal family. It is veneered in finely figured Rosewood, edged in brass, finished with recessed brass bale handles and a sumptuous cushioned and velvet-lined interior.
The Jewelry Box comes complete with original working Bramah lock & key, and is signed in three locations by the Maker.
The cushioned and velvet-lined panel in the underside of the lid drops forward to reveal a concealed leather-bound letter wallet which bears a David Edwards decorative paper trade label, as well as an embossed, gold-tooled maker's mark.
The original paper trade label reads: 'D. Edwards manufacture of Writing & Dressing Cases To His Majesty, The Duke of York & c. No. 21 King Street, Bloomsbury Square / Old Desks, Dressing Cases & c. repaired or exchanged for new / NB Cut Glass, Silver - Fine Cutlery &c.'
The leather documents & stationary compartment is embossed 'Edwards 21 King Strt Holburn'
The underside of the lid is also stamped 'Edwards 21 King Strt Holburn' on the interior mahogany panel.
A superb antique mahogany liquor chest fitted as a luxury jewelry and watch box
A superb antique American Federal inlaid figured mahogany liquor chest (decanter box) fitted as a luxurious jewelry and watch box with fitted trays and secret compartments
Masterfully converted into a sumptuous jewelry and watch box, with two marbled paper-lined removable and reversible mahogany trays, the first tray featuring six deep watch compartments with black velvet watch pillows, the second shallow tray featuring slate grey velvet-lined compartments for rings, bracelets, cufflinks & necklaces.
To top off this truly remarkable box, the interior base houses a velvet-lined spring-loaded secret compartment running the entire width and breadth of the base, which is brilliantly sprung-open using a hidden brass lever.
With original working lock and key, and working spring-loaded brass catch for original secret compartment.
Measurements:
Of grand proportions, this jewelry & watch casket measures 9 inches wide by 9 inches deep by 10 inches high.
Condition:
Pristine, masterfully restored condition.
Swedish collection of MCM silver inlaid isolit wares, Wilhelmina Wendt, Perstorp 1945-56
A rare collection of Swedish mid-century modern silver inlaid isolit pieces by female Master Silversmith Wilhelmina Wendt (1896-1988) of Perstorp, Helsingborg, Sweden.
All pieces sterling silver hallmarked between 1945-1956.
Wilhelmina Wendt was the first woman to become a silvermith journeyman in Sweden. She developed her own artistic style using products she called 'silverisolit'; a technique in which she hand-inlaid silver into black isolating plastic that was produced at her father's factory called Skanska Attikfabriken in Perstorp, Sweden.
Identical pieces by Wilhelmina 'Tiddit' Wendt can be found in the Swedish National Music of Art and Design.
Collection includes:
A large isolit and silver circular drinks tray, featuring a silver-inlaid rim and a central Viking ship.
A magnificent large isolit and silver cigar ashtray, featuring superb silver inlay of a Viking on a Ship.
Eight isolit and silver coasters, featuring silver-inlaid rims each with a central motifs depicting: leaping stag, Viking ship, serpent and caduceus, serpent and anvil, Suit of Hearts, Suit of Diamonds, Suit of Clubs, Swedish mythological beast.
A large isolit and silver round box with lid, featuring a stunning pattern of flowering waterlilies.
A tall isolit and silver round box with lid, featuring St George and The Dragon.
A tall isolit and silver round box with lid, featuring a floral motif.
English, George III tea caddy, London 1782
An elegant George III sterling silver drum-form tea caddy
by John Denzilow
London 1782
A very fine George III sterling silver
Neoclassical drum-shaped tea caddy, elegantly decorated with bands of bright-cutting and engraved with floral swags and garlands, the hinged cover with urn-form finial.
The body engraved with two oval cartouches, the back cartouche with an armorial crest of a crescent, the front cartouche featuring a very finely engraved armorial shield above a motto.
Fully hallmarked to the underside of the base for John Denzilow, London 1782.
Weight 375 grams (12.05 oz)
12.2cm long
