Lot Essay
The miniature by Dumont will be included in Bodo Hofstetter's forthcoming catalogue raisonné of Dumont's works.
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PARIS, 1775-1781, WITH THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-BAPTISTE FOUACHE, OTHER MARKS RUBBED, THE MINIATURE ON THE BASE BY FRANÇOIS DUMONT (1751-1831)
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A LOUIS XVI ENAMELLED AND GOLD-MOUNTED BONBONNIÈRE SET WITH MINIATURES
Paris, 1775-1781, with the charge and discharge marks of Jean-Baptiste Fouache, other marks rubbed, the miniature on the base by François Dumont (1751-1831)
Circular box, the independent cover, sides and base set with panels of translucent blue enamel scattered with gold paillon stars on a concentrical wavy engine-turned ground, cover and base centred with oval portrait miniatures, the miniature on the cover of a young lady with white fichu, beige shawl and blue bandeau, the miniature on the base of a lady with powdered high-piled hair in fur-bordered cream coloured silk gown, the two-colour gold miniature frames and box mounts stamped with stylised acanthus on a matted band flanked by reeding, the interior lined with dark composition
3 in. (76 mm.) diam.
Paris, 1775-1781, with the charge and discharge marks of Jean-Baptiste Fouache, other marks rubbed, the miniature on the base by François Dumont (1751-1831)
Circular box, the independent cover, sides and base set with panels of translucent blue enamel scattered with gold paillon stars on a concentrical wavy engine-turned ground, cover and base centred with oval portrait miniatures, the miniature on the cover of a young lady with white fichu, beige shawl and blue bandeau, the miniature on the base of a lady with powdered high-piled hair in fur-bordered cream coloured silk gown, the two-colour gold miniature frames and box mounts stamped with stylised acanthus on a matted band flanked by reeding, the interior lined with dark composition
3 in. (76 mm.) diam.