Circular box in brown tortoiseshell (Eretmochelys... Lot 305

Circular box in brown tortoiseshell (Eretmochelys imbricata) lacquered in imitation of green and red shagreen, encircled with gilded brass, and painted on the lid with a miniature in gouache on ivory leaf (Elephas Maximus or Loxodonta Africana) set under glass representing the portrait of a young woman as Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons, wearing the spear and the belt of Ares, to be ravished by Heracles during the ninth of his twelve labors, the head girded with a plant crown, wearing pearls in the ears. France, last third of the 18th century Diameter of the box : 8 cm. Visible diameter of the miniature : 5.5 cm Gross weight of the lid : 48.22 g Total gross weight with the lid closed : 104 g. Object composed in whole or in part of ivory of proboscidean (Elephas Maximus or Loxodonta Africana). In accordance with the provisions of the regulation in force on the territory of the Union (Regulation (EU) No. 2021/2280 of 16/12/21), the object will be delivered to the purchaser with its Intra-Community Certificate No. FR2207600205-K issued by the DREAL dated 05/12/2022, as well as with the expertise report duly drawn up by an approved independent expert In case of exit from the European territory, a re-export certificate, at the buyer's expense, will be necessary. The latter must also inquire beforehand about the legislation in force in the country of destination. Expert : Cabinet Artemis Estimations, Mr Pierre Grignon Dumoulin, expert of justice near the Court of Appeal of Amiens, 06.09.83.33.29, www.artemisestimations.com