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A baroque parcel-gilt silver box, unmarked possibly Swedish ca 1700.

Estimate
20 000 - 22 000 SEK
1 830 - 2 020 EUR
1 860 - 2 050 USD
Hammer price
20 000 SEK
Purchasing info
A baroque parcel-gilt silver box, unmarked possibly Swedish ca 1700.

Engraved with a royal monogram. Length 9,5 cm, weight 130 g.

Provenance

The box is traditionally said to be a gift from the Swedish king, Fredrik I, to his maîtresse-en-titre Hedvig Ulrika Taube while she was expecting their child.

Literature

Kersti Holmquist: Hallwylska silversamlingen, Stockholm 1999, see box nr 492, sid 287