PARIS, 1744/1750, WITH THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF ANTOINE LESCHAUDEL, MAKER'S MARK RUBBED
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A LOUIS XV GOLD-MOUNTED VERNIS MARTIN BOÎTE-À-MINIATURE
Paris, 1744/1750, with the charge and discharge marks of Antoine Leschaudel, maker's mark rubbed
Rectangular lacquer box, decorated all over with a radiating wavy coin pattern painted in gold lacquer on a black ground, the inside of the cover set with a fine watercolour portrait miniature depicting two children disguised as a monk and nun, against a foliage and sky background, wavy flange, narrow gold mounts, the slightly raised thumbpiece chased and engraved with accolé C-scrolls
74 mm. (2.7/8 in.) wide
Paris, 1744/1750, with the charge and discharge marks of Antoine Leschaudel, maker's mark rubbed
Rectangular lacquer box, decorated all over with a radiating wavy coin pattern painted in gold lacquer on a black ground, the inside of the cover set with a fine watercolour portrait miniature depicting two children disguised as a monk and nun, against a foliage and sky background, wavy flange, narrow gold mounts, the slightly raised thumbpiece chased and engraved with accolé C-scrolls
74 mm. (2.7/8 in.) wide
Provenance
with A la Vieille Cité, Paris.