MARK OF GABRIEL-RAOUL MOREL, PARIS, 1820

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A LOUIS XVIII JEWELED GOLD PRESENTATION SNUFF-BOX
MARK OF GABRIEL-RAOUL MOREL, PARIS, 1820
Rounded rectangular, the cover set with a diamond monogram of Louis XVIII on matted ground, with borders of scrolling foliage and flowerheads, the sides and base with panels of engine-turning, in original gilt tooled red leather case with the Royal coat-of-arms, marked on interior cover, base, and flange
3 1⁄8 in. (7.9 cm.) long
4 oz. 18 dwt. (152 gr.) gross weight

Provenance

Presented by Louis XVIII to John Knowles F.R.S. (1781-1841) on the occasion of the translation of one of his books into French, circa 1820.
The Collection of Lt. Col. F.K. Windcott, London.
Valuable and Important French Furniture and Objets d'Art from the Estate of the Late Gustave Pierre Bader, New York and Paris; Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 9-10 November 1962, lot 34.
Acquired by Russell Barnett Aitken (1910-2002) from the above.

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Lot Essay

John Knowles F.R.S. (1781–1841) was an English mathematician and naval expert, known for The Elements and Practice of Naval Architecture (1822). Serving in the Navy Board’s Surveyor Department, he applied mathematics to ship design and naval engineering. Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, he also acted as friend and executor of the painter Henry Fuseli. Knowles contributed to the modernization of naval science and mathematics before his death in 1841.

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