General Sale - 1st September 2025

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A French Silver-Toned and Enamel Compact with Neoclassical-Style Portrait, Retailed by Au Voyage, Paris

Lot 22: A French Silver-Toned and Enamel Compact with Neoclassical-Style Portrait, Retailed by Au Voyage, Paris

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Start price: £100

Estimated price: £200 - £300

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A rectangular hinged box, likely a compact or vanity case, crafted from a silver-toned metal with a gilded interior. The lid features a vibrant deep blue translucent enamel panel over a radiating guilloché pattern, centrally adorned with a raised, light blue bust of a woman in profile, sporting an elaborate 18th-century style coiffure, suggesting a Rococo or Neoclassical influence. The exterior sides are decorated with embossed or chased floral and foliate scrollwork. The interior is fitted with a mirror and an internal divider, and is marked “AU VOYAGE. PARIS.” on the inner lid rim, indicating a Parisian luxury goods firm.