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Jean Saint

Saint Lo 1698 – 1769 Amsterdam

Gold snuff box – presumably with the coat of arms of Count Jacques (Jacob) de Budé (1693–1776), Major General and owner of a Swiss regiment in Holland. 1732

Gold, cast, chased (presumably by François Thuret (circa 1716–after 1751) or Philippe Métayer of Rouen (1693–1763)). 2,5 x 8,2 x 5,5 cm (1 x 3 ¼ x 2 ⅛ in.).
This picture shows the following artwork: Jean Saint. Gold snuff box – presumably with the coat of arms of Count Jacques (Jacob) de Budé (1693–1776), Major General and owner of a Swiss regiment in Holland. 1732.

Estimate:

EUR 10,000

 

- 15,000

USD 11,200

 

- 16,700

Sold for:

65,000 EUR (incl. premium)

Auctions 237-246

The Rohde-Hinze Collection 2 – Decorative Art, Saturday, 04.07.2015

Information

Gold, cast, chased (presumably by François Thuret (circa 1716–after 1751) or Philippe Métayer of Rouen (1693–1763)). 2,5 x 8,2 x 5,5 cm (1 x 3 ¼ x 2 ⅛ in.). The base fully marked: hallmark: Amsterdam [Rosenberg 7567 - indistinct]; control mark: Provinz Holland [Rosenberg 7575]; master's mark: IS; year letter: X. Weight: approx. 137 g. We would like to thank Lorenz Seelig, Gräfelfing, for kindly providing additional information.

Related literature: Kenneth Snowman, Eighteenth Century Gold Boxes of Europe, 2nd ed., Woodbridge (Suffolk) 1990, p. 479–480, ill. 870–875, 878–879 / Rococo in Nederland, prepared by Reinier Baarsen, exh. cat., Zwolle 2001, p. 93f., no. 25, p. 103ff..

Weight approx. 137 g.