Art + Antiques: Featuring The Birger Sandzen Collection
Sat, Nov 23, 2019 01:00AM EST
Lot 16
19th c. French Tantalus, U.S. Ambassador's Collection
Sold for
$700
Bid Increments
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| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $5,000 | $250 |
| $10,000 | $500 |
| $20,000 | $1,000 |
| $50,000 | $2,500 |
| $75,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
A 19th century tantalus set by the Schucht Brothers of Besancon, France, consisting of an ebonized locking boulle casket with four Moser-style gilt green glass decanters and 14 of an original 16 panel-cut cordial glasses. The box's interior is decorated with intricate molding, with a central turned finial topping a removable tray with two cordial shelves raised on brass castings. Functioning lock with key.
From the estate of Charles H. Price II, the renowned U.S. Ambassador to Belgium and the United Kingdom during the Ronald Reagan administration, working directly with Margaret Thatcher. He hosted a variety of dignitaries in his Walnuts penthouse in Kansas City, MO, including Prince Philip, and Ronald and Nancy Reagan.
The casket shows some general wear to the ebonized finish, as well as some cracking to the inlaid tortoise and enamel, and the brass string inlay is a bit loose at some edges, but no losses to the exterior. There is a small chip to the veneer inside the casket, and a small amount of the molding is loose. One of the cordial shelves is leaning, the result of slight bends to the brass brackets.
The decanters are all in great condition, with no issues to note outside of inconsequential chips to the bottom of the stoppers. The cordial glasses are in overall very good condition for the most part, with a few that are chipped.
From the estate of Charles H. Price II, the renowned U.S. Ambassador to Belgium and the United Kingdom during the Ronald Reagan administration, working directly with Margaret Thatcher. He hosted a variety of dignitaries in his Walnuts penthouse in Kansas City, MO, including Prince Philip, and Ronald and Nancy Reagan.
Condition
The decanters are all in great condition, with no issues to note outside of inconsequential chips to the bottom of the stoppers. The cordial glasses are in overall very good condition for the most part, with a few that are chipped.
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