CIRCA 1775, THE SILVER-MOUNTS WITH THE DÉCHARGE OF JEAN-BAPTISTE FOUACHE AND DOMINIQUE COMPANT, PARIS 1774-80
Details
A Mennecy silver-mounted snuff-box
Circa 1775, the silver-mounts with the décharge of Jean-Baptiste Fouache and Dominique Compant, Paris 1774-80
Naturalistically modelled and painted as a miniature apple, the base applied with two leaves, the interior to the cover with a loose bouquet
1¼in. (3.3cm.) wide
Circa 1775, the silver-mounts with the décharge of Jean-Baptiste Fouache and Dominique Compant, Paris 1774-80
Naturalistically modelled and painted as a miniature apple, the base applied with two leaves, the interior to the cover with a loose bouquet
1¼in. (3.3cm.) wide
Provenance
The Elizabeth Parke Firestone Collection, sold Christie's New York, 22 March 1991, lot 442.