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RESULTS | First Gold Boxes Sale in Asia

Decorative Arts, Furniture and Design
Hong Kong APAC 25 November 2018

Led by

A SWISS JEWELLED ENAMELLED MUSICAL GOLD SNUFF-BOX WITH AUTOMATON, THE MUSIC LESSON

THE BOX BY GUIDON, GIDE & BLONDET FILS (FL. 1801-1804), MARKED, GENEVA, CIRCA 1804, THE MOVEMENT WITH SCRATCHED SIGNATURE 'ANT. ROJARD À GENÈVE, INVINIT ET FECIT, NO 2170',

FOR ANTOINE ROJARD, GENEVA

Price Realized: HK$2,250,000/US$288,801

Hong Kong – On 25 November, Christie’s hosted the first ever sale of Gold Boxes in Asia, led by A SWISS JEWELLED ENAMELLED MUSICAL GOLD SNUFF-BOX WITH AUTOMATON, THE MUSIC LESSON. THE BOX BY GUIDON, GIDE & BLONDET FILS (FL. 1801-1804), MARKED, GENEVA, CIRCA 1804, THE MOVEMENT WITH SCRATCHED SIGNATURE 'ANT. ROJARD À GENÈVE, INVINIT ET FECIT, NO 2170', FOR ANTOINE ROJARD, GENEVA, selling way beyond its low estimate of HK$850,000/US$109,103, realizing HK$2,250,000/US$288,801.

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* Please note when quoting estimates above that other fees will apply in addition to the hammer price - see Section D of the Conditions of Sale at the back of the sale catalogue. *Estimates do not include buyer’s premium. Sales totals are hammer price plus buyer’s premium.

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