BY HENRI DELOBEL (FL. 1748-1785), MARKED WITH HIS POST-1756 MAKER'S MARK, PARIS, 1756/1757, WITH THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF ELOY BRICHARD 1756-1762, THE FLANGE ENGRAVED WITH RETAILER'S NAME 'GARAND. A PARIS', LATER STRUCK WITH TWO PARISIAN POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD

Details

A LOUIS XV ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
by Henri Delobel (fl. 1748-1785), marked with his post-1756 maker's mark, Paris, 1756/1757, with the charge and discharge marks of Eloy Brichard 1756-1762, the flange engraved with retailer's name 'Garand. a Paris', later struck with two Parisian post-1838 restricted warranty marks for gold
Ingot-shaped box, the cover, sides and base centred by cartouches enamelled with flowers framed by engraved gold scrolls, flanked by engraved gold urns on translucent green enamelled horizontally reeded engine-turning, the reeded gold borders with c-scrolls and palm leaves
2 1/16 in. (52 mm.) wide

Provenance

Vicomtesse de Courval (1816-1901).
Anonymous sale; Christie's, Geneva, 8 May 1979, lot 106.
A European Collector; Christie's, Geneva, 14 November 1995, lot 108.
With S. J. Phillips Ltd., London, 1997, acquired by
Dr Anton C. R. Dreesmann (inventory no. F-225).

Special notice

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Lot Essay

The present box was retailed by Jean-François Garand who was a renowned goldsmith in his own right. His shop 'A l'Observatoire' on the Pont Notre-Dame must have been very successful as Garand was a supplier of the Menus-Plaisirs du Roi from 1762 onward.
For a box by Delobel using his pre-1756 mark, see lot 900.

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