Lot Essay
Cf. the coloured example from the Elizabeth Parke Firestone Collection sold, Christie's, New York, 22 March 1991, lot 408.
CIRCA 1750, THE CONTEMPORARY MOUNTS WITH DÉCHARGE OF JULIEN BERTHE, PARIS, 1750-56
Details
A Mennecy silver-mounted white snuff-box
Circa 1750, the contemporary mounts with décharge of Julien Berthe, Paris, 1750-56
Modelled as a high-heeled shoe moulded with trailing flowers and plants, the cover similarly moulded
2¾in. (7cm.) long
Circa 1750, the contemporary mounts with décharge of Julien Berthe, Paris, 1750-56
Modelled as a high-heeled shoe moulded with trailing flowers and plants, the cover similarly moulded
2¾in. (7cm.) long