Lot Essay
The identical scene of the port of Marseilles signed by Compign was exhibited in 'Compign: Peintre et tabletier du Roy', Villa Muse Fragonard, Exhibition Catalogue, June-July 1991, p. 77, no. 17.
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CIRCA 1785, ATTRIBUTED TO THOMAS COMPIGN
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A LOUIS XVI POLYCHROME-PAINTED AND GILT-TORTOISESHELL CIRCULAR BOX**
Circa 1785, attributed to Thomas Compign
The removable top mounted with a circular gilt-tortoiseshell panel carved in relief with a harbor scene in the manner of Claude-Joseph Vernet, within a trailing foliate border, the body painted with trophies emblematic of love, music and pastoral pursuits, the base painted with cooing doves and flowers
3.3/8in. (8.5cm.) diameter
Circa 1785, attributed to Thomas Compign
The removable top mounted with a circular gilt-tortoiseshell panel carved in relief with a harbor scene in the manner of Claude-Joseph Vernet, within a trailing foliate border, the body painted with trophies emblematic of love, music and pastoral pursuits, the base painted with cooing doves and flowers
3.3/8in. (8.5cm.) diameter