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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A LOUIS XV GOLD, ENAMEL AND ROCK CRYSTAL CHATELAINE WITH SCENT-BOTTLE, BONBONNIÈRE AND THIMBLE-CASE
MARK OF JEAN-MARC-ANTOINE ECOSSE, PARIS, 1762
Details
A LOUIS XV GOLD, ENAMEL AND ROCK CRYSTAL CHATELAINE WITH SCENT-BOTTLE, BONBONNIÈRE AND THIMBLE-CASE
Mark of Jean-Marc-Antoine Ecosse, Paris, 1762
The rock crystal bottle of vase form with faceted rims, with enamelled neck-mount painted with birds, a rabbit and moss agate, the stopper with finial enameled with a young boy and girl, the stopper Paris, 1759, mark ?G, probably for François Grouville, the bottle suspended from a shaped clip with links enamelled with figures and interior scenes, flowers and moss agate, the bonbonnière and thimble case with conforming decoration, the thimble case enclosing gold thimble, marked on clip and stopper, also with charge and discharge of Eloy Brichard, the thimble apparently unmarked
8¼in. (205mm.) long
Mark of Jean-Marc-Antoine Ecosse, Paris, 1762
The rock crystal bottle of vase form with faceted rims, with enamelled neck-mount painted with birds, a rabbit and moss agate, the stopper with finial enameled with a young boy and girl, the stopper Paris, 1759, mark ?G, probably for François Grouville, the bottle suspended from a shaped clip with links enamelled with figures and interior scenes, flowers and moss agate, the bonbonnière and thimble case with conforming decoration, the thimble case enclosing gold thimble, marked on clip and stopper, also with charge and discharge of Eloy Brichard, the thimble apparently unmarked
8¼in. (205mm.) long
Provenance
Christie's, London, April 28, 1983, lot 593
Literature
The Glory of the Goldsmith: Magnificent Gold and Silver From the Al-Tajir Collection, 1989, no.184, p.234
Exhibited
"The Glory of the Goldsmith: Magnificent Gold and Silver from the Al-Tajir Collection," Christie's, London, 1989, no. 184