BY AUGUSTIN-ANDRÉ HÉGUIN (FL. 1785 - AFTER 1812), MARKED, PARIS, 1787, WITH THE SECOND CHARGE AND EXPORT DISCHARGE MARKS OF HENRY CLAVEL, STRUCK WITH THE POST-1838 GOLD WARRANTY MARK FOR THE FRENCH DEPARTMENTS, THE MINIATURE BY THOMAS SEGUIN, SIGNED AND DATED 1788

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A LOUIS XVI ENAMELLED GOLD BONBONNIÈRE SET WITH A MINIATURE
by Augustin-André Héguin (fl. 1785 - after 1812), marked, Paris, 1787, with the second charge and export discharge marks of Henry Clavel, struck with the post-1838 gold warranty mark for the French departments, the miniature by Thomas Seguin, signed and dated 1788
Circular box, the independent cover inset with a circular enamel plaque depicting Paris, Helen, Cupid and a female Attendant, the side and base panels enamelled to simulate Compigné panels, the four side panels with riverside scenes and the base with Paris abducting Helen flanked by a male attendant with two dogs, Cupid holding a bow and waiting close to the ship, all within reeded gold borders surrounded by white enamel bands, the frosted gold borders applied with trailing translucent green enamelled foliage, red beads, white and blue berries, the oval side pilasters similarly adorned with laurel wreathes
31/8 in. (79 mm.) diam.

來源

With S. Bulgari.

注意事項

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.

拍品專文

The goldsmith Héguin (fl. 1785 - after 1812) was sponsored by Jean-Joseph Barrière (see preceding and following lots). The enamellist Thomas Seguin (1741 - after 1806) established himself in Paris in 1775 and exhibited several enamels at the Paris Salon of 1806. Only two enamels by his hand, the portrait of William Dorant of 1789 (Louvre) and the portrait of John Gregson (French private collection) were hitherto recorded. The present enamel is copied after Angelika Kaufmann's rectangular oil painting Paris and Helen Directing Cupid to Inflame each other's Hearts with Love exhibited at the R. A. in 1774 (illustrated in W. Wassyng Roworth, Angelica Kauffman, London, 1992, p. 85, fig. 72).