GOLDEN METAL BOX engraved with chiselled decoration of interlacing, foliage and floral motifs on all sides and visible screws, the upper part with movable handle. The interior reveals a complication mechanism. Four ball feet. Work in the tradition of...
GOLDEN METAL BOX engraved with chiselled decoration of interlacing, foliage and floral motifs on all sides and visible screws, the upper part with movable handle. The interior reveals a complication mechanism. Four ball feet. Work in the tradition of Michael MANN, active in Augsburg, then in Nuremberg, between 1590 and 1630. 5 cm high, 8 cm long, 5.5 cm wide. Provenance: descendant of Marie-Pie Michel Claret (1805-1886), architect-decorator of Napoleon III, protégé of Baron James de Rothschild. Mechanical casket in the tradition of Michael Mann in Nuremberg. Work in comparison: Noudel and Pichon-Deniau sale, Cannes, 25 June 2010, n°65. Watchmaker and locksmith Michael MANN gives his name to small metal caskets with finely engraved faces. With their locks on top, they are reminiscent of a miniature and precious version of privateer chests made in the same city. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.
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GOLDEN METAL BOX engraved with chiselled decoration of interlacing, foliage and floral motifs on all sides and visible screws, the upper part with movable handle. The interior reveals a complication mechanism. Four ball feet. Work in the tradition of Michael MANN, active in Augsburg, then in Nuremberg, between 1590 and 1630. 5 cm high, 8 cm long, 5.5 cm wide. Provenance: descendant of Marie-Pie Michel Claret (1805-1886), architect-decorator of Napoleon III, protégé of Baron James de Rothschild. Mechanical casket in the tradition of Michael Mann in Nuremberg. Work in comparison: Noudel and Pichon-Deniau sale, Cannes, 25 June 2010, n°65. Watchmaker and locksmith Michael MANN gives his name to small metal caskets with finely engraved faces. With their locks on top, they are reminiscent of a miniature and precious version of privateer chests made in the same city. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.
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