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Sammlung René Vittoz und andere Trouvaillen aus Schweizer Privatbesitz

CH-3074 Muri b. Bern, Belpstrasse 3  

Auction on Saturday, September 25, 2021 from 14:00 | Auction finished

Completed | Standard auction

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Pos.Nr.: 155

SCHOTTISCHES SCHNUPFTABAK-HORN MIT SILBERMONTIERUNG

Starting price CHF 200.00

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Result:
CHF 280.00

Auf der Vorderseite ein Schild mit der Aufschrift: Presented to Mr. A. Lamond by his fellow servants, Perth 24th May 1876
10 x 9,5 x 5 cm

Provenienz: Sammlung René Vittoz (1904 St. Petersburg - 1992 Bern). Sein Vater war evangelischer Pfarrer in St. Petersburg. 1918 musste die Familie Russland verlassen und zog zurück in ihre schweizerische Heimat. René Vittoz studierte in Genf und Lausanne, promovierte in Romanistik. In Bern war er Lehrer für Französisch und Kunstgeschichte. Er verfasste mehrere Bücher, war als Maler tätig und zudem ein leidenschaftlicher Kunstsammler. Nach seinem Tod wurden bereits einzelne Objekte bei Christies versteigert.



A SCOTTISH SILVER-MOUNTED HORN SNUFF-MULL
On the front with the inscription: Presented to Mr. A. Lamond by his fellow servants, Perth 24th May 1876
10 x 9,5 x 5 cm

Provenance: Collection Rene Vittoz (1904 St. Petersburg - 1992 Bern). His father was a Protestant pastor in St. Petersburg. In 1918 the family had to leave Russia and moved back to their Swiss homeland. Rene Vittoz studied in Geneva and Lausanne and received his doctorate in Romance languages. In Bern he was a teacher of French and art history. He has authored several books, worked as a painter and was a passionate art collector. After his death, some items were already auctioned at Christies.

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