A GOLD ROCOCO SEALING WAX CASE

A GOLD ROCOCO SEALING WAX CASE

PROBABLY ENGLISH, UNMARKED, C.1740-50

of shaped rectangular form, chased with figures and a dog within a foliate scroll decoration, the hinged cover with a ring terminal, the push-button clasp missing, the base set with a diamond

14cm long

approx. weight 20g.

Provenance

Alfred de Rothschild (1842-1918), the Bronzina Room, Halton House, Buckinghamshire

Lionel de Rothschild (1882-1942)

Edmund de Rothschild (1916-2009)

The Trustees of Exbury House

Literature

Rothschild Archive, London, Manuscript: 000/174/C/3, Christie, Manson & Woods Probate Valuation of 'The Estate of Alfred C. de Rothschild, Esq. C.V.O. Deceased, Halton House Tring'. 1918. Listed as 'A Louis XV etui, the end with a diamond, £12.0.0.'