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BY ANTOINE TIGÉ (FL. 1775-1793), MARKED, PARIS, 1784-1789, WITH THE SECOND CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF HENRY CLAVEL, THE MINIATURE FRENCH SCHOOL, CIRCA 1710
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A LOUIS XVI GOLD-MOUNTED COMPOSITION SNUFF-BOX WITH MINIATURE
by Antoine Tigé (fl. 1775-1793), marked, Paris, 1784-1789, with the second charge and discharge marks of Henry Clavel, the miniature French School, circa 1710
Oval dark composition box, the cover centred with a glazed oval portrait miniature of the Régent Philippe d'Orléans (1674-1723) wearing breast plate and a long powdered wig, within a gold frame stamped with a laurel and berry band, the gold borders similarly stamped
27/8 in. (72 mm.) wide
by Antoine Tigé (fl. 1775-1793), marked, Paris, 1784-1789, with the second charge and discharge marks of Henry Clavel, the miniature French School, circa 1710
Oval dark composition box, the cover centred with a glazed oval portrait miniature of the Régent Philippe d'Orléans (1674-1723) wearing breast plate and a long powdered wig, within a gold frame stamped with a laurel and berry band, the gold borders similarly stamped
27/8 in. (72 mm.) wide
Provenance
with S. Bulgari, Rome.
Sotheby's, Zurich, 24 November 1978, lot 103.
Sotheby's, Zurich, 24 November 1978, lot 103.