FROM THE ESTATE OF A DANISH LADY
A FINE LOUIS XV ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX

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A FINE LOUIS XV ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
by Jean-Marie Tiron, Paris 1766/1767, with the charge and discharge of Jean-Jacques Prevost

Oval gold gox, the cover and base centered by oval medallions enamelled en plein with mauve camaïeu miniatures depicting two children, and a young peasant woman with a child, within enamelled laurel-wreath borders, the sides similarly decorated with putti and children, all reserves surrounded by chased gold flower swags, the side pilasters enamelled in green, the edges enamelled with pink ribbons -- 5.9 cm wide

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Jean-Marie Tiron (fl. 1748-1781), called Tiron de Nanteuil, was the son and brother of master goldsmiths. In 1749, he formed a partnership with his brother François-Guillaume Tiron, but set up independently between 1754 and 1756. Fife years later, he worked together with Jean-Charles Ducrollay. They adopted the title Bijoutiers du Roi and became suppliers to the Menus-Plaisirs du Roi in 1765.

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