Lot Essay
Jean Ducrollay's outstanding reputation is praised by A. Kenneth Snowman, Eighteenth Century Gold Boxes of Europe, London, 1966, p. 77: 'Many of the most beautiful gold boxes produced in the reign of Louis XV were made in the workshop of Jean Ducrollay, and his is the name that first suggests itself both for unvarying brillance and craftsmanship and freshness of design'. The enamels on this box have a distinctly English character but are clearly contemporary with the box. Presumably Ducrollay supplied the carcass of the box and it was fitted with enamels and miniatures for presentation in London. Works by Ducrollay are in the collections of the Louvre, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Wallace Collection and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
George III of Hanover (1738-1820), King of Great Britain 1760-1820, was the son of Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales and his wife Augusta of Saxe-Gotha (1719-1772).
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George III of Hanover (1738-1820), King of Great Britain 1760-1820, was the son of Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales and his wife Augusta of Saxe-Gotha (1719-1772).
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