96th Auction
2017/11/18
Lot 46
"MB&C" ("Moulinié, Bautte & Cie") Genève, flange number 209, 32 x 27 mm, 17 g, circa 1815
A vinaigrette with enamel miniature in the inside of the lid, studded with turquoise cabochons
Case: 18K gold, turquoises, polychrome enamel. Maker's punch mark "MB&C" within a diamond-shaped border ("Moulinié, Bautte & Cie"), French Departmental control mark for 1809-1819 (for Geneva).
The hinged lid of the small rectangular box shows a chased quatrefoil studded with turquoises, the sides and the base are decorated with engine-turned pattern. The box opens to reveal a finely pierced grille carved with scrolling flowers, which conceals the sponge compartment. The inside of the lid is painted with a polychrome enamel miniature showing Lake Geneva and the city itself - a marvellous object in outstanding condition for cabinet display.
Moulinié, Bautte & Cie were specialized in fine pocket watches and objects de vertu, including a series of vinaigrettes with enamelled landscape scenes depicting Swiss cities such as Geneva, Chamonix or Baden.
Jean-François Bautte was born in 1772 in Geneva. He trained in the different trades of being a case fitter, engraver, watchmaker, jeweller, and goldsmith. On August 1, 1793, he joined forces with Jacques-Dauphin Moulinié (1761–1838), under the corporate name Moulinié & Bautte, case fitters. On October 1, 1804, with the arrival of Jean-Gabriel Moynier, the firm became Moulinié, Bautte & Cie, seller of watch making-jewellery making. It was then that Jean-François Bautte developed his own manufacture in Geneva that brought together under the same roof all the bodies of trades of watch making from that time. He died on November 30, 1837.
Source: www.en.wikipedia.org.
A vinaigrette with enamel miniature in the inside of the lid, studded with turquoise cabochons
Case: 18K gold, turquoises, polychrome enamel. Maker's punch mark "MB&C" within a diamond-shaped border ("Moulinié, Bautte & Cie"), French Departmental control mark for 1809-1819 (for Geneva).
The hinged lid of the small rectangular box shows a chased quatrefoil studded with turquoises, the sides and the base are decorated with engine-turned pattern. The box opens to reveal a finely pierced grille carved with scrolling flowers, which conceals the sponge compartment. The inside of the lid is painted with a polychrome enamel miniature showing Lake Geneva and the city itself - a marvellous object in outstanding condition for cabinet display.
Moulinié, Bautte & Cie were specialized in fine pocket watches and objects de vertu, including a series of vinaigrettes with enamelled landscape scenes depicting Swiss cities such as Geneva, Chamonix or Baden.
Jean-François Bautte was born in 1772 in Geneva. He trained in the different trades of being a case fitter, engraver, watchmaker, jeweller, and goldsmith. On August 1, 1793, he joined forces with Jacques-Dauphin Moulinié (1761–1838), under the corporate name Moulinié & Bautte, case fitters. On October 1, 1804, with the arrival of Jean-Gabriel Moynier, the firm became Moulinié, Bautte & Cie, seller of watch making-jewellery making. It was then that Jean-François Bautte developed his own manufacture in Geneva that brought together under the same roof all the bodies of trades of watch making from that time. He died on November 30, 1837.
Source: www.en.wikipedia.org.
estimated
2.600—3.500 €
Price realized
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