Lot Essay
A very similar box, also by Vachette, of 1789 and of slightly smaller size, was sold in these rooms, 14 May 1996, lot 346.
BY ADRIEN-JEAN-MAXIMILIEN VACHETTE, MARKED, PARIS, 1787, WITH THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF HENRY CLAVEL, THE MINIATURE ATTRIBUTED TO JEAN-FRANÇOIS VAN DAEL
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A LOUIS XVI GOLD-MOUNTED BOÎTE-À-MINIATURE
by Adrien-Jean-Maximilien Vachette, marked, Paris, 1787, with the charge and discharge marks of Henry Clavel, the miniature attributed to Jean-François van Dael
Rectangular black composition box with reeded gold mounts, the cover inset with a gouache on card miniature, rectangular with cut corners, depicting a flower still life on a ledge, within a réverbère gold frame
87 mm. (3 3/8 in.) wide
by Adrien-Jean-Maximilien Vachette, marked, Paris, 1787, with the charge and discharge marks of Henry Clavel, the miniature attributed to Jean-François van Dael
Rectangular black composition box with reeded gold mounts, the cover inset with a gouache on card miniature, rectangular with cut corners, depicting a flower still life on a ledge, within a réverbère gold frame
87 mm. (3 3/8 in.) wide