OUTSTANDING GOLD, MOSS AGATE PANELED OVAL HINGED BOX WITH INSET AFRICAN PROFILE CAMEO.

OUTSTANDING GOLD, MOSS AGATE PANELED OVAL HINGED BOX WITH INSET AFRICAN PROFILE CAMEO. The hinged lid in yellow gold having a 1-1/4″ x 1″ cameo of a black woman’s profile. She wears a ruby earring and diamond necklace having nine mine cut diamonds. She is flanked by two rectangular moss agate planchettes and having horizontal bars above & below the moss agate. The base of the box is moss agate and the sides have 24 oval 1/2″ moss agate cabochons. Probably 19th Century, possibly French or British Colony. One of the most magnificent stone & gold boxes we have encountered. SIZE: 1″ h x 3-1/2″ x 2-3/4″. CONDITION: There are 3 small rubbed areas on the cover and one or all may have held touchmarks, some of the agate pieces have age lines/cracks. 7-73221 (1,500-2,500)

Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - Winter 2013

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2012	$31,050.00	OUTSTANDING GOLD, MOSS AGATE PANELED OVAL HINGED BOX WITH INSET AFRICAN PROFILE CAMEO. The hinged lid in yellow gold having a 1-1/4″ x 1″ cameo of a black woman’s profile. She wears a ruby earring and diamond necklace having nine mine cut diamonds. She is flanked by two rectangular moss agate planchettes and having horizontal bars above & below the moss agate. The base of the box is moss agate and the sides have 24 oval 1/2″ moss agate cabochons. Probably 19th Century, possibly French or British Colony. One of the most magnificent stone & gold boxes we have encountered. SIZE: 1″ h x 3-1/2″ x 2-3/4″. CONDITION: There are 3 small rubbed areas on the cover and one or all may have held touchmarks, some of the agate pieces have age lines/cracks. 7-73221 (1,500-2,500) Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - Winter 2013 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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