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BY JEAN-JACQUES CHARBONNÉ (FL. 1738-1786), MARKED, PARIS, 1754/1755, WITH THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF JULIEN BERTHE
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A LOUIS XV ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
by Jean-Jacques Charbonné (fl. 1738-1786), marked, Paris, 1754/1755, with the charge and discharge marks of Julien Berthe
Rectangular box, engraved overall with Chinoiserie landscapes, birds and figures, within a swirling rococo trelliswork against a ground of dark blue basse-taille enamel over an incised herringbone pattern
3 1/16 in. (78 mm.) wide
by Jean-Jacques Charbonné (fl. 1738-1786), marked, Paris, 1754/1755, with the charge and discharge marks of Julien Berthe
Rectangular box, engraved overall with Chinoiserie landscapes, birds and figures, within a swirling rococo trelliswork against a ground of dark blue basse-taille enamel over an incised herringbone pattern
3 1/16 in. (78 mm.) wide
Provenance
The celebrated collection of Sir Alfred Chester Beatty (1875-1968); part II, Sotheby's, London, 17 June 1963, lot 334.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 21 June 1982, lot 67 (to Dreesmann).
Dr Anton C. R. Dreesmann (inventory no. F-133).
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 21 June 1982, lot 67 (to Dreesmann).
Dr Anton C. R. Dreesmann (inventory no. F-133).
Special notice
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