TWO LOUIS XV SILVER AND SILVER-GILT MOUNTED GILT-TOOLED RED-LEATHER PORTEFEUILLES
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TWO LOUIS XV SILVER AND SILVER-GILT MOUNTED GILT-TOOLED RED-LEATHER PORTEFEUILLES

MID-18TH CENTURY

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TWO LOUIS XV SILVER AND SILVER-GILT MOUNTED GILT-TOOLED RED-LEATHER PORTEFEUILLES
MID-18TH CENTURY
Each of rectangular form and decorated with gilt tooled scrolled foliate decoration, one inscribed ‘CHIFFRES DE LA CASSETTE’ with cartouche-shaped lockplate decorated with the royal arms of France, the other ‘AFFAIRES DE MADAME/LA DUCHESSE DE LAURAGUAIS’ and decorated with the Duchess de Lauraguais' coat-of-arms
12 in. (30.5 cm.) high; 16 in. (40.5 cm.) wide, the largest
Provenance
The largest:
Diane Adélaïde de Mailly, duchesse de Lauraguais (1713-1769).
The smallest:
Chefs d'oeuvre d'une grande collection européene, Christie's, Paris, 5 November 2014, lot 28.
Special notice
Cancellation under the EU Consumer Rights Directive may apply to this lot. Please see here for further information.

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