Auction 13 AUCTION OF RUSSIAN AND EUROPEAN ART № 13
Nov 29, 2025
Brivibas street 52-1B, Rīga LV-1011, Latvia


AUCTION OF RUSSIAN AND EUROPEAN ART No. 13

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,


We invite you to take part in the Classic Auction of the Antiqon marketplace, which will be held on 29 November 2025 at 12:00 Riga time at the Antiqon Art and Antiques Center, located at 52 Brīvības Street, Riga, Latvia.


The auction catalogue features works of Russian and European art of the 19th–20th centuries: paintings, icons, porcelain, silver, fine cast artworks, collectibles, jewelry, as well as pocket watches by leading European manufacturers.


Pre-auction exhibition

17.11.2025 - 27.11.2025

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LOT 43:

Golden powder box. Violettes Paris. Around 1860.

Golden powder box. Violettes Paris. Around 1860. Round gold enamel powder box Violettes Paris
Golden powder box. Violettes Paris. Around 1860. Round gold enamel powder box Violettes Paris Image - 1
Golden powder box. Violettes Paris. Around 1860. Round gold enamel powder box Violettes Paris Image - 2
Golden powder box. Violettes Paris. Around 1860. Round gold enamel powder box Violettes Paris Image - 3
Golden powder box. Violettes Paris. Around 1860. Round gold enamel powder box Violettes Paris Image - 4
Golden powder box. Violettes Paris. Around 1860. Round gold enamel powder box Violettes Paris Image - 5

Start price:
1,000
Estimate :
€1,500 - €2,000
Buyer's Premium: 28% More details
Auction took place on Nov 29, 2025 at Antiqon
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Item Overview

Description:

Golden powder box. Violettes Paris. Around 1860.
Round gold enamel powder box Violettes Paris circa 1860. On a noble, dark brown background with a golden net and antique grotesques, the lid depicts a preening nymph with a cupid adorning her hair. The vignette at the base depicts a flirtatious scene, apparently with the same cherub, dove and basket of flowers, again in pursuit of the escaping mistress. Labeled: Violettes Paris. On the inside of the rim there is a memorial date: April 18, 1880. Parisian gold hallmarks from 1838, corresponding to 750 standard, are on the bottom of the powder compact. Inside the lid there is an original mirror. Height: 3cm. length-5cm. Weight:73.94g
Condition: Good
Style: Napoleon III
Country: France
Period: 19th century
Warranty: Seller Warranty
Material: Gold, Enamel
Product sizes: Height - 3cm, Width - 5cm, Depth - 5cm
Location: Gallery "Antiqon", Brivibas street 52, Riga, Latvia

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