21st Nov, 2024 11:00
European Works of Art, Objects & Silver
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IMPERIAL IRAN: A FRENCH SILVER AND GOLD BOX AND COVER, MAISON BOUCHERON, PARIS, CIRCA 1939
circular bun shaped plain silver body, the cover mounted in gold with the crown of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi as Crown Prince of Iran, gilt interior, underside inscribed 'BOUCHERON - PARIS', French 18 carat gold and petite guarantie silver export marks and maker's mark for Helluin-Mattlinger, 8.5cm diameter
The marriage with Sunni rites in Cairo of Crown Prince Mohammad Reza (later Shah) of Iran and Princess Fawzia of Egypt (sister of King Fuad) on 15 March 1939 was shortly followed by another ceremony following Shi'ite rites in Tehran. These boxes were apparently given as commemorative presents to guests at the celebrations in Iran. For a pair of Boucheron boxes given to the Dutch Ambassador and probably his wife see Freeman's, Philadelphia, 29 May 2019, lot 240.
The specialist box makers Helluin-Mattlinger produced items for retail by Boucheron, as well as by Lacloche Frères and others, between 1935-1959.
Sold for £1,600
circular bun shaped plain silver body, the cover mounted in gold with the crown of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi as Crown Prince of Iran, gilt interior, underside inscribed 'BOUCHERON - PARIS', French 18 carat gold and petite guarantie silver export marks and maker's mark for Helluin-Mattlinger, 8.5cm diameter
The marriage with Sunni rites in Cairo of Crown Prince Mohammad Reza (later Shah) of Iran and Princess Fawzia of Egypt (sister of King Fuad) on 15 March 1939 was shortly followed by another ceremony following Shi'ite rites in Tehran. These boxes were apparently given as commemorative presents to guests at the celebrations in Iran. For a pair of Boucheron boxes given to the Dutch Ambassador and probably his wife see Freeman's, Philadelphia, 29 May 2019, lot 240.
The specialist box makers Helluin-Mattlinger produced items for retail by Boucheron, as well as by Lacloche Frères and others, between 1935-1959.
Auction: European Works of Art, Objects & Silver, 21st Nov, 2024
The auction ‘European Works of Art, Objects and Silver’ is one of our biannual live sales offering a range of ceramics, sculpture and works of art, silver from around the world, and objects of vertu.
Highlights in this sale include finely painted KPM plaques, Russian Easter eggs, a marble figure of a young woman by Cesare Lapini, Persian and Iraqi silver, Art Deco Puiforcat silver, Victorian naturalistic silver and fifty lots of silver boxes and smallwork from a private London collection.
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