Lot Essay
Jean-Louis Bouillerot, son of the gold box maker Luc Bouillerot, was cautionned by Jean-Charles Frémin and struck his mark in 1761. He was last mentioned in 1781.
BY JEAN-LOUIS BOUILLEROT, MARKED, PARIS, 1767/1768, WITH THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-JACQUES PRÉVOST AND THE COUNTERMARK OF JULIEN ALATERRE
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A LOUIS XV VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
by Jean-Louis Bouillerot, marked, Paris, 1767/1768, with the charge and discharge marks of Jean-Jacques Prévost and the countermark of Julien Alaterre
Oval box, the cover, side and base panels of horizontal reeding centred with oval reserves chiselled with dogs chasing birds and trophies of music in four-colour gold on frosted grounds, hung with laurel swags and bows, the side pilaster surmounted by harpies and festoons, within variously engraved frosted borders
72 mm. (2.7/8 in.) wide
137 gr. (4 oz.)
by Jean-Louis Bouillerot, marked, Paris, 1767/1768, with the charge and discharge marks of Jean-Jacques Prévost and the countermark of Julien Alaterre
Oval box, the cover, side and base panels of horizontal reeding centred with oval reserves chiselled with dogs chasing birds and trophies of music in four-colour gold on frosted grounds, hung with laurel swags and bows, the side pilaster surmounted by harpies and festoons, within variously engraved frosted borders
72 mm. (2.7/8 in.) wide
137 gr. (4 oz.)
Sale room notice
This box is illustrated on p. 99 in the CENTRE of the top row. Cette boîte est illustrée sur la page 99 EN HAUT AU MILIEU.