Ambroise Saint André de Lignereux
Secrey Casket, 1902
Embossed and partially gilded leather, gilded bronze, original silk interior
l. 18 1/8 in. (46 cm) - w. 11 in. (28 cm) - h. 11 ib. (28 cm)
Signed SAINT ANDRÉ and dated MVCCCCII
Inscribed JE GARDE MON SECRET - PRENEZ EN GRÉ
Unique piece
Inscribed JE GARDE MON SECRET - PRENEZ EN GRÉ
Unique piece
Further images
PRIVATE COLLECTION
PRIVATE COLLECTION
Provenance
Possibly designed for Baron Arthur von Scala, director of the MAK, then called Imperial and Royal Museum, Vienna - French private collection, by descent, until 2022 - Tajan, Paris, 29th November 2022, lot 116 - Private collection.Exhibitions
Esposizione internazionale dell'industria e del lavoro, or Turin International Exhibition, from 29th April to 19th November 1911.Literature
Exposition internationale des industries et du travail de Turin 1911, Groupe XXII, classe 140-B, Maroquinerie, gainerie, articles de voyage, 1911, illustrated page 33 - Arsène Arüss, La vie de Saint-André de Lignereux, 1930 (for an in situ photograph of the casket in Saint-André's study).Join our mailing list
* denotes required fields
We will process the personal data you have supplied in accordance with our privacy policy (available on request). You can unsubscribe or change your preferences at any time by clicking the link in our emails.