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Rare Antique Allegory of Love Diamond Three Color 18K Gold Oval Box, Circa 1800
$9,500
£7,234.05
€8,329.81
CA$13,462.34
A$14,480.67
CHF 7,738.89
MX$170,685.82
NOK 97,569.27
SEK 89,196.83
DKK 62,237.78
About the Item
Rare museum quality three color 18K gold and diamond oval box featuring Allegories of Love motifs.
Circa 1800, Mark of Chief Assayer Cayetano Buitron
References: for a similar example- Hillwood Museum, catalogue number 11.132, 1973 bequest of Marjorie Merryweather Post. Silver examples are in the collections of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Denver Art Museum.
The front medallion representative of Passionate Love with a classical vase profusely filled with roses next to a Fig leaf atop a Doric column. The back medallion alluding to Enduring Love with mature trees joined together by a graceful swag over a well balanced fire next to a lean-to. The images garlanded by elegant swags ending in lyre shaped ends symbolic of the Lyre of Aphrodite. The top of the box is centered by a large rose in a diamond shaped lozenge, flanked by rose bouquets. A substantial rose cut diamond on the thumbpiece acts as an opening mechanism.
Very good condition commensurate with age
Height: 61mm
Width: 45mm
Depth: 19mm
Weight: 55.4 grams
Marks: on base BTON, O, M, partially obscured; on interior of top: BTON, OM, 20
High carat gold, above 18K
Diamond: Rose cut, measuring 6mm in diameter
- Creator:Cayetano Buitron
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- Weight:55.4 g
- Dimensions:Height: 2.41 in (61 mm)Width: 1.78 in (45 mm)Depth: 0.75 in (19 mm)
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- Date of Manufacture:Early 19th Century
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1887219045892
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