SAINT-LOUIS Crystal paperweight. Decoration featuring the mask of Tutankhamun’s mummy, crafted from yellow gold sheet metal (min. 750 / eagle-head hallmark), with pierced eyes, on a turquoise-blue background. Goldsmith’s hallmark of the Arthus BERTRAND House, Paris. Cut with six pontils and an upper window. Signed “SL” and dated 1979 on the reverse, within a cane. Diameter: 8 cm - Gross weight: 541.7 g. Minor material imperfections around the signed cane on the reverse. Limited edition of 300 pieces on a turquoise background, according to Gérard INGOLD’s book, *Les boules presse-papiers et les sulfures dans les Cristalleries de Saint Louis*, Ed. Hermé, 1985. Section on “Annual Limited Editions,” pieces manufactured in 1979.
Estimate
€150 - €230
Result
€140
Buyer's premium
26%
SAINT-LOUIS
Crystal paperweight.
Decoration featuring the mask of Tutankhamun’s mummy, crafted from yellow gold sheet metal (min. 750 / eagle-head hallmark), with pierced eyes, on a turquoise-blue background.
Goldsmith’s hallmark of the Arthus BERTRAND House, Paris.
Cut with six pontils and an upper window.
Signed “SL” and dated 1979 on the reverse, within a cane.
Diameter: 8 cm - Gross weight: 541.7 g.
Minor material imperfections around the signed cane on the reverse.
Limited edition of 300 pieces on a turquoise background, according to Gérard INGOLD’s book, *Les boules presse-papiers et les sulfures dans les Cristalleries de Saint Louis*, Ed. Hermé, 1985. Section on “Annual Limited Editions,” pieces manufactured in 1979.
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