£6,000 - £8,000
A Regency 18ct gold boîte à miniature, 1804, the portrait miniature by Henry Collen (1797-1879), in a white dress with jewels, her light brown hair falling in ringlets, standing half length before a landscape garden, scratch signed H Collen, on ivory, the cut-cornered box engine turned within conforming borders, 62 x 89mm, the miniature 55 x 47mm, fully marked, maker IA incuse probably of Jacob Amedroz [Grimwade p299], London 1804, 130.7g, in Garrard & Co Ltd fitted leather box
Provenance: Jacob Amedroz (1755-1806), goldsmith of 6 Meards Street, Soho entered his mark on 13 January 1798. Grimwade (London Goldsmiths 1697-1837) in a footnote to p299 notes "His mark identified on fine gold snuff boxes. It is highly probable that the maker's mark IA incuse with or without a pellet is his. He is, moreover, the only goldworker with these intials listed by Grimwade. Amedroz's craftsmanship is of notably high quality."
Please note Mellors & Kirk have applied for an exemption licence for the ivory in this lot. Ref: N9373VGT
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