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BY PIERRE-FRANÇOIS DRAIS (FL. 1763-1788), INDISTINCTLY MARKED PARIS, 1780/1781, WITH THE FIRST CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF HENRY CLAVEL 1780-1782, WITH THE SECOND DISCHARGE MARK OF HENRY CLAVEL 1782-1789, WITH THE COUNTER-MARK OF JEAN-FRANÇOIS KALENDRIN 1789-1792, WITH THE RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARK AND 'RÉCENSE' MARK FOR GOLD, PARIS 1798-1809, THE 'PETITE RÉCENSE' MARK FOR GOLD, PARIS 1809-1819, LATER STRUCK WITH TWO PARISIAN POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD
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A LOUIS XVI HARDSTONE AND TWO-COLOUR GOLD CAGEWORK SNUFF-BOX
by Pierre-François Drais (fl. 1763-1788), indistinctly marked Paris, 1780/1781, with the first charge and discharge marks of Henry Clavel 1780-1782, with the second discharge mark of Henry Clavel 1782-1789, with the counter-mark of Jean-François Kalendrin 1789-1792, with the restricted warranty mark and 'récense' mark for gold, Paris 1798-1809, the 'petite récense' mark for gold, Paris 1809-1819, later struck with two Parisian post-1838 restricted warranty marks for gold
Octagonal box, the cover, sides, corners and base inset with semi-translucent beige parcel-striated slightly convex agate panels, the almost symmetrically striated panels on the lid shaped as the wings of a stylized butterfly with body of raised striated agate, within fluted gold mounts, the raised borders chased in two-colour gold with stylized acanthus alternating with concave pellets on a matted ground, the side pilasters chased as fluted columns and hung with husks, the lower borders of the side walls chased with a wavescroll band
3 1/8 in. (80 mm.) wide
by Pierre-François Drais (fl. 1763-1788), indistinctly marked Paris, 1780/1781, with the first charge and discharge marks of Henry Clavel 1780-1782, with the second discharge mark of Henry Clavel 1782-1789, with the counter-mark of Jean-François Kalendrin 1789-1792, with the restricted warranty mark and 'récense' mark for gold, Paris 1798-1809, the 'petite récense' mark for gold, Paris 1809-1819, later struck with two Parisian post-1838 restricted warranty marks for gold
Octagonal box, the cover, sides, corners and base inset with semi-translucent beige parcel-striated slightly convex agate panels, the almost symmetrically striated panels on the lid shaped as the wings of a stylized butterfly with body of raised striated agate, within fluted gold mounts, the raised borders chased in two-colour gold with stylized acanthus alternating with concave pellets on a matted ground, the side pilasters chased as fluted columns and hung with husks, the lower borders of the side walls chased with a wavescroll band
3 1/8 in. (80 mm.) wide
Provenance
Alfred Pageot (d. 1962), Nantes; sold to S. J. Phillips Ltd., London, 1956.
Bought back by Alfred Pageot, 1957.
With S. J. Phillips Ltd., London, 1998, acquired by
Dr Anton C. R. Dreesmann (inventory no. F-227).
Bought back by Alfred Pageot, 1957.
With S. J. Phillips Ltd., London, 1998, acquired by
Dr Anton C. R. Dreesmann (inventory no. F-227).
Literature
Arnault-Plessis, 'Une grande ville d'art: Richesses de Nantes', Plaisir de France, no. 365, March 1969, illustrated in colour fig. 25 (erroneously as attributed to Vachette).
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.