Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 17

Rare Antique Allegory of Love Diamond Three Color 18K Gold Oval Box, Circa 1800

About the Item

Rare museum quality three color 18K gold and diamond oval box featuring Allegories of Love motifs. Circa 1800, Mark of Chief Assayer Cayetano Buitron References: for a similar example- Hillwood Museum, catalogue number 11.132, 1973 bequest of Marjorie Merryweather Post. Silver examples are in the collections of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Denver Art Museum. The front medallion representative of Passionate Love with a classical vase profusely filled with roses next to a Fig leaf atop a Doric column. The back medallion alluding to Enduring Love with mature trees joined together by a graceful swag over a well balanced fire next to a lean-to. The images garlanded by elegant swags ending in lyre shaped ends symbolic of the Lyre of Aphrodite. The top of the box is centered by a large rose in a diamond shaped lozenge, flanked by rose bouquets. A substantial rose cut diamond on the thumbpiece acts as an opening mechanism. Very good condition commensurate with age Height: 61mm Width: 45mm Depth: 19mm Weight: 55.4 grams Marks: on base BTON, O, M, partially obscured; on interior of top: BTON, OM, 20 High carat gold, above 18K Diamond: Rose cut, measuring 6mm in diameter
  • Creator:
    Cayetano Buitron
  • Metal:
  • Stone:
  • Stone Cut:
  • Weight:
    55.4 g
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 2.41 in (61 mm)Width: 1.78 in (45 mm)Depth: 0.75 in (19 mm)
  • Style:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    Early 19th Century
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1887219045892

More From This Seller

View All
Antique 18K Yellow Gold Polychrome Enamel Forget Me Not Flowers Pill Box
Located in New York, NY
Delightful antique textured 18K yellow gold pillbox decorated with a profusion of Forget Me Not flowers in periwinkle blue and white enamel with black centers. Very fine quality, the...
Category

Antique 19th Century Aesthetic Movement Boxes and Cases

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel

Large Antique Edwardian Armorial 18K Gold Lion Crest Pendant, Sampson Mordan
Located in New York, NY
Large, rare antique Edwardian 18K yellow gold Armorial pendant medallion/container case by Sampson Mordan & Co., England Circa 1906 The front engraved with an armorial crest of a handsome, seated lion and the motto Facta Non Verba on a long ornate scroll, Latin for Deeds Not Words...
Category

Early 20th Century British Edwardian Pendant Necklaces

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Estate Carlo Weingrill Cabochon Sapphire 18K Tri-Color Gold Oval Cufflinks
By Carlo Weingrill
Located in New York, NY
Estate Carlo Weingrill cabochon sapphire and 18k tri-color rose, white and yellow gold cufflinks. Classic, elegant oval form, substantial size and weight, the backs also tri-color go...
Category

20th Century Italian Art Deco Cufflinks

Materials

Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold

Antique Coromandel Game Box, Hand Carved Chess, Backgammon, Checkers, Horse Race
Located in New York, NY
One of the finest game boxes we've had the pleasure of offering, classic Regency Style, the case beautifully constructed of rare, dramatically figured Coromandel wood, lift top with front panel doors opening to reveal a hand carved chess set...
Category

Antique 19th Century British Regency Boxes and Cases

Antique Georgian 8 Carat Color Change Sapphire Diamond 18K Gold Ring, GIA Report
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional natural color change sapphire and rose cut diamond Georgian Period ring. The sapphire of Sri Lankan origin, lively blue color changing to violet, approximately 8 carat, m...
Category

Antique Late 18th Century British Georgian Engagement Rings

Materials

Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold

Estate Emerald Diamond 18K Yellow and White Gold Three Stone Ring
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful, classic three stone emerald and diamond 18K yellow and white gold ring 20th Century Emeralds: bright green, lively, the center emerald approximately 1 TCW and the two flan...
Category

20th Century Three-Stone Rings

Materials

Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, White Gold

You May Also Like

Antique French Miniature 18K Gold Piqué Tortoiseshell Snuff Box, circa 1790
Located in Goettingen, DE
Antique French Miniature 18K Gold Piqué Tortoiseshell Snuff Box, circa 1790 Rare snuffbox made of tortoiseshell with fine gold piqué decor on ...
Category

Antique 1790s French Empire Boxes and Cases

Materials

18k Gold

18 Karat Yellow Gold Oval Pill Box
Located in Mount Kisco, NY
Finely finished in eighteen karat 18K yellow gold, this luxury oval pill box is a fine adornment for any vanity. Measuring 1-5/8 inch wide by l-1/2 inch long and 3/8 inch deep, the ...
Category

Vintage 1970s French Vanity Items

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold

M. Buccellati Vintage Diamond Ruby Sapphire 18k Gold Compact Box
By Mario Buccellati
Located in Miami, FL
Stand out with this vintage compact box from the known Mario Buccellati, from around the 1940s, is Italian-made and crafted completely in solid 18K yellow gold.  Features a closure ...
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Retro Boxes and Cases

Materials

Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold

18Kt Gold Rare Compact Powder Box with Chain - Made in Italy 1970 circa
Located in Bergamo, BG
To make this collector's item now, with top-notch Italian craftsmanship, would cost about €11,000 This gold powder box embodies sophisticated elegance...
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Boxes and Cases

Materials

18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold

18Kt Gold Rare Compact Powder Box - Made in Italy 1970 circa - Geometric Pattern
Located in Bergamo, BG
To make this collector's item now, with top-notch Italian craftsmanship, would cost about €20,000 This powder box is an embodiment of sheer elegance and sophistication, a vintage tr...
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Boxes and Cases

Materials

18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold

Cusi Wood and 18k Gold Pill Box Pillbox
Located in New York City, NY
Fine wood and 18k gold oval shaped pill box, by Cusi, circa 1980s. Made in 18K yellow gold and with polished hard wood inlay. The pill box opens via a push button release and weighs...
Category

Late 20th Century Boxes and Cases

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Recently Viewed

View All