BY JOSEPH-ETIENNE BLERZY (FL. 1768-1808), MARKED, PARIS, 1777/1778, WITH THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-BAPTISTE FOUACHE 1774-1780, THE FLANGE STRUCK WITH INVENTORY NO. 684 AND ENGRAVED WITH RETAILER'S INSCRIPTION 'DU PETIT DUNKERQUE'

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A FINE LOUIS XVI ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
by Joseph-Etienne Blerzy (fl. 1768-1808), marked, Paris, 1777/1778, with the charge and discharge marks of Jean-Baptiste Fouache 1774-1780, the flange struck with inventory no. 684 and engraved with retailer's inscription 'DU PETIT DUNKERQUE'
Oval box, the panels on lid, four sides and base enamelled with clusters of twigs in brown camaïeu on a semi-translucent opalescent oyster-pink ground, within frosted gold borders applied with raised berries, leaves and pellets enamelled in translucent orange, green and red, the panels on lid and base enamelled further with bands of raised white enamelled pellets, the four side dividers similarly decorated
2 11/16 in. (68 mm.) wide

Special notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.

Lot Essay

Carolyn Sargentson (Merchants and Luxury Markets, London, 1996, pp. 119-127) gives an excellent account of Charles Raymond Granchez, the celebrated Parisian marchand mercier whose shop, the Petit Dunkerque flourished between 1767 and 1787 at 3 quai de Conti at the corner of the rue Dauphine.

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