Lot Essay
Cf. Barbara Beaucamp-Markowsky, op. cit. (1985), no. 420.
CIRCA 1760, THE CONTEMPORARY MOUNTS WITH A DÉCHARGE OF ELOY BRICHARD, PARIS, 1756-62
Details
A Mennecy silver-mounted snuff-box
Circa 1760, the contemporary mounts with a décharge of Eloy Brichard, Paris, 1756-62
Modelled as a swan to the left, the top of its head in puce and with yellow beak tucked beside its wing on an oval green and puce-washed base moulded with a pink and yellow flower with radiating green leaves, the cover painted with loose bouquets (rubbing to cover, very slight damage to mount)
2½in. (6.5cm.) long
Circa 1760, the contemporary mounts with a décharge of Eloy Brichard, Paris, 1756-62
Modelled as a swan to the left, the top of its head in puce and with yellow beak tucked beside its wing on an oval green and puce-washed base moulded with a pink and yellow flower with radiating green leaves, the cover painted with loose bouquets (rubbing to cover, very slight damage to mount)
2½in. (6.5cm.) long
Provenance
The Elizabeth Parke Firestone Collection, sold Christie's New York, 22 March 1991, lot 432.