MAKER'S MARK P. R., PROBABLY HANAU, 19TH CENTURY, STRUCK WITH MARKS RESEMBLING THE PARISIAN CHARGE MARK OF ANTOINE LESCHAUDEL,THE PARISIAN DATE LETTER FOR 1747 AND TWO FRENCH POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD

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A GERMAN ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
MAKER'S MARK P. R., PROBABLY HANAU, 19TH CENTURY, STRUCK WITH MARKS RESEMBLING THE PARISIAN CHARGE MARK OF ANTOINE LESCHAUDEL,THE PARISIAN DATE LETTER FOR 1747 AND TWO FRENCH POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD
rectangular box, the cover, sides and base each enamelled en plein in translucent dark-blue, green and brown enamel with scenes from the fables of La Fontaine, over chased and engraved pastoral and architectural scenes on an engine-turned ground
3 in. (76 mm.) wide
The fables depicted in the enamels are, on the cover The Raven and the Fox, on the base The Wolf and the Sheep, on the front panel The Fox and the Grapes, on the rear panel The Hare and the Frogs, on the right-hand side panel The Crane and the Wolf and on the left-hand side panel The Stork and the Fox.

Provenance

with S.J. Phillips, London.

Lot Essay

Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695) was the most famous French fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century. He is known above all for his Fables, which provided a model for subsequent fabulists across Europe.

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