Lot 78
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A LOUIS XVI ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
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A LOUIS XVI ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX

BY PIERRE-FRANÇOIS-MATHIS DE BEAULIEU (FL. 1768-1791), MARKED, PARIS, 1777/1778, WITH THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-BAPTISTE FOUACHE, STRUCK WITH INVENTORY NUMBER 360, THE FLANGE ENGRAVED 'VE GEORGE BEAULIEU A PARIS'

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A LOUIS XVI ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
by Pierre-François-Mathis de Beaulieu (fl. 1768-1791), marked, Paris, 1777/1778, with the charge and discharge marks of Jean-Baptiste Fouache, struck with inventory number 360, the flange engraved 'Ve George Beaulieu a Paris'
Octagonal box, the panels on cover, sides, corners and base enamelled in translucent coral-colour on a peaked guilloché ground, framed by white enamel stripes flanked by reeded gold bands, within frosted gold borders applied with trailing stylized lotus flowers, the side pilasters chased as fluted pillars
3 1/16 in. (78 mm.) wide
Provenance
Christie's, Geneva, 19 November 1979, lot 98 (SFr. 17,500).
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

In December 1765, Madame Georges, the widow of the celebrated goldsmith Jean Georges, advertised continuing her late husband's business with his sole apprentice, Pierre-François-Mathis de Beaulieu. In February 1778, this maison de commerce was called Ve Georges, Beaulieu et Guenet.

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