Lot No. 652


A Colonial Spanish cigarette case from the treasure of the Galleon Nuestra Senora de las Maravillas


gold, the hinged lid moulded with an allegorical female figure on a triumphal chariot, 8 x 6 x 2 cm , Weight: 108 g, South America, circa 1650, (Lu)

This cigarette case was discovered among the treasure of the Galleon Nuestra Senora de las Maravillas. On 5th January 1656, the Galleon sank off the Bahamas loaded with Columbian gold, emeralds, and silver. The treasures were salvaged during the nineteen-eighties and sold at auction at Christie's in 1991. The above cigarette case is one of the finest items from the treasure of the Maravillas Galleon. Lit.: Goldene Schätze, Schmiedekunst aus aller Welt. ed. Gianni Guadalupi, 1998, p. 254 with illustrations.

Specialist: Dr. Georg Ludwigstorff Dr. Georg Ludwigstorff
+43-1-515 60-363

antiquitaeten@dorotheum.at

07.10.2009 - 15:00

Realized price: **
EUR 55,200.-
Estimate:
EUR 10,000.- to EUR 15,000.-

A Colonial Spanish cigarette case from the treasure of the Galleon Nuestra Senora de las Maravillas


gold, the hinged lid moulded with an allegorical female figure on a triumphal chariot, 8 x 6 x 2 cm , Weight: 108 g, South America, circa 1650, (Lu)

This cigarette case was discovered among the treasure of the Galleon Nuestra Senora de las Maravillas. On 5th January 1656, the Galleon sank off the Bahamas loaded with Columbian gold, emeralds, and silver. The treasures were salvaged during the nineteen-eighties and sold at auction at Christie's in 1991. The above cigarette case is one of the finest items from the treasure of the Maravillas Galleon. Lit.: Goldene Schätze, Schmiedekunst aus aller Welt. ed. Gianni Guadalupi, 1998, p. 254 with illustrations.

Specialist: Dr. Georg Ludwigstorff Dr. Georg Ludwigstorff
+43-1-515 60-363

antiquitaeten@dorotheum.at


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Auction: Works of Art (Silver, Furniture)
Auction type: Saleroom auction
Date: 07.10.2009 - 15:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 26.09. - 07.10.2009


** Purchase price incl. buyer's premium and VAT

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