Lot Essay
For two gold buckles by this goldsmith, see lots 835 and 836.
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BY JEAN-GUILLAUME VÉALLE (FL. 1754-1776), MARKED, PARIS, 1764/1765, WITH THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-JACQUES PREVOST 1762-1768, LATER STRUCK WITH THE DUTCH POST-1955 TAX MARK FOR 18-CARAT GOLD
Details
A LOUIS XV GOLD-MOUNTED LACQUER SNUFF-BOX SET WITH A MINIATURE
by Jean-Guillaume Véalle (fl. 1754-1776), marked, Paris, 1764/1765, with the charge and discharge marks of Jean-Jacques Prevost 1762-1768, later struck with the Dutch post-1955 tax mark for 18-carat gold
Oval box, the cover, sides and base of Indian red-lacquer, the cover centred with a glazed oval portrait miniature on vellum of a lady in lace-bordered white dress, blue cloak draped over her shoulders, pearl necklace and blue ribbon and feather in her upswept powdered hair, within a bright-cut gold mount, the gold mounts pierced and engraved with sunbursts between festoons, the interior lined with tortoiseshell
3 3/8 in. (86 mm.) wide
by Jean-Guillaume Véalle (fl. 1754-1776), marked, Paris, 1764/1765, with the charge and discharge marks of Jean-Jacques Prevost 1762-1768, later struck with the Dutch post-1955 tax mark for 18-carat gold
Oval box, the cover, sides and base of Indian red-lacquer, the cover centred with a glazed oval portrait miniature on vellum of a lady in lace-bordered white dress, blue cloak draped over her shoulders, pearl necklace and blue ribbon and feather in her upswept powdered hair, within a bright-cut gold mount, the gold mounts pierced and engraved with sunbursts between festoons, the interior lined with tortoiseshell
3 3/8 in. (86 mm.) wide
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, Amsterdam, 6 December 1983, lot 316 (to Dreesmann).
Dr Anton C. R. Dreesmann (inventory no. F-145).
Dr Anton C. R. Dreesmann (inventory no. F-145).
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.