RESULTS | First Gold Boxes Sale 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
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.