Small engraved silver snuff box. Novo-Hispanic workshop. Mexico, Guanajuato. Dated 1768.5.8 x 7.5 x 1.5 cm.Dated and inscribed: "Guanaxuato. Aº 1768."Inside the lid, within a border, the name of the owner is engraved: "Soi de mi Señor Joseph de Areche" (I belong to my Lord Joseph de Areche.) In the centre, two eagles face each other.Thanks to the details provided by this box—name, year, and place—it can be confirmed with certainty that it belonged to José Antonio de Areche y Sornoza (Balmaseda, Vizcaya, 1728 – Bilbao, 1798), who was "Oidor" (judge) of Manila, Criminal Prosecutor of Mexico, Civil Prosecutor of Mexico, General Inspector of Peru, and a robed minister of the Council of the Indies.It is interesting to read about his career in the biographical reference from the Royal Academy of History:"Graduating with a degree and doctorate in Canon Law in 1756, he was a member of the Academia de Profesores of Santa María de Regla. Since 1752, he held a scholarship at the Colegio de Santa Catalina Mártir de los Verdes, where he later became rector.In 1759, Areche applied for the chair of Canon Law at Alcalá and was a substitute for others.Charles III appointed Areche to replace Pedro Calderón Enríquez as Oidor of the Audiencia of Manila by consultation on 5 June and by decree on 14 July 1765, a position he never occupied. He requested a loan of 5,390 pesos in Cádiz in 1767 (which had not yet been repaid twenty years later, according to his creditors). Areche departed for Manila with a licence on 14 April 1766. However, while passing through Mexico, Areche was appointed by the viceroy to fill the vacant position of Criminal Prosecutor of the Audiencia of Mexico, despite the court’s protests over the legality of the appointment. Areche’s work quickly earned him praise, and a year later, the ministers petitioned the King to make the appointment permanent, which was granted on 13 November 1767. (This snuff box is dated one year later.) Areche was promoted to the Civil Prosecutor's office on 17 January 1774, and impressed José de Gálvez during his visit to Mexico.While serving as Prosecutor, Areche supported the Court of the Acordada, seeking funds to improve the building.He was reported twice for possessing prohibited books, including Diderot’s Encyclopaedia and Voltaire's Thoughts. Notable for his severe and biting opinion of the Mexican population, he supported the military reforms of the General Inspector. When Gálvez became Secretary of State for the Indies in 1776, he appointed Areche General Inspector of the Kingdom of Peru on 25 March 1776, and simultaneously made him a member of the Council of the Indies so that he could "perform his duties with more dignity and authority". Shortly thereafter, Areche was also granted a pensioned knighthood in the Order of Charles III.Areche undertook a stormy and controversial inspection in Peru during the late 1770s and early 1780s, clashing with nearly all authorities there. He arrived to examine both the financial and judicial bureaucracies, root out corruption, investigate forced distribution, consider implementing a system of intendants, and reform the method of tax collection. Areche arrived in Lima on 14 June 1777. His disputes, first with Viceroy Manuel de Guirior and then with Viceroy Agustín Jáuregui, led to the replacement of both. With Jáuregui’s appointment in 1780, Areche was given the responsibility of Superintendent for Financial and Economic Affairs. His efforts to reform the Court of Audits and the treasury system were unsuccessful. Jorge Escobedo Ocaña y Alarcón restored the previous system of royal treasuries. Areche’s attempts to reform municipal finances in Lima also failed.His introduction of a “military contribution” or tax on free people of colour, although supposedly voluntary, faced opposition from those affected.He was ordered to return to Spain in 1781.
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Snuff box in silver. Attributed to Louis - Nicolas Van Blarenberghe (Lille, 1716 - Fontainebleau, 1794). Beautiful box, with scenes of lively village life on all sides. The most important one, on the lid, recreates the launching of the first Montgolfier balloon, which took place in 1783 in France. 4 x 9 x 7 cm.
Small snuff box in embossed gold. France. 18th century.In an oval format, completely carved with exquisite decoration of architecture, still life of fruits and flowers, musical instruments (violins, trumpets) and curtains. On the inside it has the marks “S crowned” and a lion rampant. 2,8 x 7,4 x 3,2 cm.Weight: 56 g.
Snuff box in vermeil silver, applied enamel and small ruby and emerald cabochons. Royal Sèvres Manufactory. France. 18th century.A marvellous box entirely decorated with a first layer of lapis lazuli enamel on which is a garland of fleurs-de-lis, painted in gold, enriched with turquoise enamel and small rubies and emeralds. In the centre of the lid, in an indented oval section, the portrait of the monarch Louis XVI is painted in enamel, above which is a crown of rubies and emeralds. Inside, at the base, there is a Sèvres porcelain plaque bearing a large fleur-de-lis in gold paint surrounded by the initials of the factory, which in turn is surrounded by a laurel wreath enamelled in gold and turquoise. On the inside of the lid is a lozenge-shaped mark with the initials ‘GJ’.2.5 x 9 cm.
Circular, gold snuff-box. France. Dated 1657.Circular in shape, the outside and the bottom are alternately decorated with thin strips of gold and slate.The lid is decorated with an oil-painted miniature depicting a country landscape. The interior is covered in tortoiseshell.An old clipping of the fragment of the Christie's catalogue of the auction from which the box was purchased is to be found in the box. The clipping has the handwritten inscription ‘Hawkins Coll’The snuff box is in a superb state of conservation, despite the fact that 4 of the small gold strips at the top of the box are missing. 3 x 5.5 cm.Provenance: Christie's auction, 27 March 1928.
An assortment of Victorian and later collectors' items including a turned treen snuff box inscribed 'Ile St Helene', a simulated tortoiseshell horn snuff box, a shell and pewter snuff box, a papier-mâché notepad, three fountain pens including a Waterman example with 14ct nib and a Sheaffer example (qty).
Tabatière en porcelaine avec monture en or, possiblement allemand, deuxième moitié du XVIIIe siècle A gold mounted snuff box, probably German, second half 18th centuryThe porcelain cover decorated with putti in various, all surrounding a fruit tree, the enamel box with a large central parrot surrounded by four stylised cartouches with cornucopia under baldachins, mounted in a gold mount detailed with four panels of putti in landscapes, the corners with trellis work, 6.6x4.8x2.8cm, (some wear)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Boite ovale en or et composition, à miniature sur ivoire figurant une femme vers 1770, travail allemand, fin XVIIIe A late 18th century gold cage work snuff box, German workOval box, decorated with orange and gold stripes, underlined with interlacing mouldings, lined with tortoiseshell, set in the lid with a miniature on ivory, representing a woman dressed in a mauve dress and wearing a charlotte, circa 1770, height 3.2cm, length 9.1cm, weight 124 gms.Footnotes:This lot is accompanied by a CIC.This lot is subject to CITES regulations. It is the buyer's responsibility to investigate such regulations and to obtain any necessary import or export certificates for export outside the European Union. Please contact the department for further details.Ce lot est soumis aux restrictions de la CITES. En cas d'exportation hors de l'Union Européenne, des formalités devront être réalisées et seront sous la responsabilité de l'acheteur. Veuillez contacter le département pour plus de détails.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.comSale Room NoticePlease note that the indicated weight is grossVeuillez noter que le poids du lot est à considerer brut
Sterling Silver Oval Shaped Snuff Box The Box has Initials "A.B.D" on the front cover. The Snuff Box is hallmarked with the anchor assay mark for Birmingham, the Lion Passant for Sterling Silver and the date letter "g" for 1906. The Box measures approx. 3 inches in length and approx. 2 inches in width. The Box is also 3/4 inches in depth. The Sterling Silver Snuff Box weighs approx. 60 grams. Condition: There is minor dents going around the Sterling Silver Snuff Box. There is tarnishing inside the Snuff Box.
A group of three 19th century inlaid snuff boxes. The lot comprising a pressed horn and tortoiseshell snuff box, a pressed horn with tortoiseshell plaque and white metal sprig of flowerinlaid snuff box, further a pressed horn with white metal depicts a hunter and his dogs. Largest measures approx. 2.5cm x 7.5cm long.
A collection of twelve modern Chinese scent/snuff bottles various, a collection of various china wares to include three modern Chinese ginger jars, a pair of modern Chinese miniature vases on stands, Doulton figure "Top o the hill", Royal Crown Derby floral spray decorated duet tea set, Aynsley baluster shaped jug, Royal Crown Derby Posies tea strainer, blue jasper table bell, Shelley white glazed tea cup and biscuit plate, similar Japanese tea cup and saucer, a pair of Royal Worcester egg coddlers, a box of various plated ware to include three piece tea set, sugar caster, tray, toast rack, sauceboats, coffee bean spoons etc
Miscellaneous Items Including: a bone dogs head form whistle, an agate mounted blackamore mask button hook, a 19th century seal box for the politition Sir Francis Burdett, a George III rummer, turned snuff box, vegetable ivory tape measure, an egg form mesh purse, Japanese gaming counters, a bone tape measure in the form of an acorn, postal scales, silver mounted partridge wood cane, crested wares, a Royal Doulton style blue series plaque of a girl with guitar, a map of Herefordshire
19th Century Green Shagreen Spectacle Case with hinged cover (a.f.), enclosing a pair of silver spectacles, another similar pair (unmarked),pair of gilt metal lorgnettes,leather and silver mounted dirk scabbard, makers mark HT Edinburgh, Anderson & Sons, decorated with dragons heads, 11cm longgilt metal vesta intialled W in blue enamel, two circular snuff boxes with printed and painted decoration, and a gilt metal hinged heart shaped box and cover, two papier mache painted boxes and covers,(one box)Property of the Late Robert Bogdan, Aberdeenshire
Silver smoking accessories, including a miniature match box cover Birmingham hallmark dated 1902; silver table match box cover Birmingham hallmark dated 1908; Dutch silver ashtray embossed with a tavern scene together with an unmarked plain match box cover; Birmingham silver cigarette case approx 11.5 x 8.5 cms and another silver cigarette case approx 8 x 5.5 cms. This lot includes a silver oval snuff box, squeeze action, Birmingham hallmark dated 1919 mm George Unite approx 8 x 6 cms and the second silver plated approx 8 x 7 cms.
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