Lot 812
Lot 812
COLLECTION ANDRÉ DUBONNET
PETITE TABATIÈRE FRANÇAISE EN OR

PAR JEAN-CYRILLE BOUCHON-GASTELLIER, PARIS, VERS 1870

Price Realised EUR 4,788
Estimate
EUR 2,500 - EUR 3,500
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PETITE TABATIÈRE FRANÇAISE EN OR

PAR JEAN-CYRILLE BOUCHON-GASTELLIER, PARIS, VERS 1870

Price Realised EUR 4,788
Price Realised EUR 4,788
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Rectangulaire et légèrement concave, décorée de motifs guillochés de grains de riz et filets horizontaux, poinçons sur la gorge : orfèvre et contrôle de l’or 18 carats (hibou); dans son écrin en cuir rouge et doublure en soie grise
L. 7 cm. (234 in.)
Poids brut: 61 gr. (1 oz. 9 dwt.)
Provenance
André Dubonnet puis par descendance.
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A FRENCH GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY JEAN-CYRILLE BOUCHON-GASTELLIER, PARIS, CIRCA 1870
Rectangular with waisted sides, decorated with engine-turned motifs of rice grains and horizontal reeding, marked on flange with maker and French owl control mark for 18 carats; in original red leather case with grey silk lining


André Dubonnet (1897–1980) was a French aviator, athlete, race car driver, and inventor. The grandson of Joseph Dubonnet, founder of the Dubonnet company, he inherited a considerable fortune.
During World War I, he served as a pilot and achieved six aerial victories. After the war, he competed in Olympic bobsleigh events and raced for Bugatti and Hispano-Suiza. Passionate about innovation, he developed the Dubonnet suspension system, which he sold to General Motors, and conducted aerodynamic studies, commissioning unique cars such as the 1938 Hispano-Suiza Dubonnet Xenia.
Despite his successes, he came close to bankruptcy after investing in solar energy. Married three times, he was named a Knight of the Legion of Honor in 1936.
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