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BY PHILIPPE (LE) BOURLIER (FL. 1769-1791), MARKED, PARIS, 1773/1774, WITH THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF JULIEN ALATERRE 1768-1774, LATER STRUCK WITH TWO PARISIAN POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD
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A LOUIS XV ENAMELLED FOUR-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX SET WITH AN ENAMEL MINIATURE
by Philippe (Le) Bourlier (fl. 1769-1791), marked, Paris, 1773/1774, with the charge and discharge marks of Julien Alaterre 1768-1774, later struck with two Parisian post-1838 restricted warranty marks for gold
Octagonal box, the cover, side and base panels with translucent royal blue enamel on an engine-turned vertical coin pattern, within fluted gold borders, the cover centred with an oval enamel plaque painted in sepia with Pygmalion, the base with a matching smaller plaque depicting an allegory of Painting, both within laurel borders with pierced scalloped outer border, the borders stamped with stylized acanthus on a matted gold band, the eight side pilasters chased as fluted columns hung with laurel swags on a sablé ground
3 1/8 in. (79 mm.) wide
by Philippe (Le) Bourlier (fl. 1769-1791), marked, Paris, 1773/1774, with the charge and discharge marks of Julien Alaterre 1768-1774, later struck with two Parisian post-1838 restricted warranty marks for gold
Octagonal box, the cover, side and base panels with translucent royal blue enamel on an engine-turned vertical coin pattern, within fluted gold borders, the cover centred with an oval enamel plaque painted in sepia with Pygmalion, the base with a matching smaller plaque depicting an allegory of Painting, both within laurel borders with pierced scalloped outer border, the borders stamped with stylized acanthus on a matted gold band, the eight side pilasters chased as fluted columns hung with laurel swags on a sablé ground
3 1/8 in. (79 mm.) wide
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, Monte-Carlo, 25 June 1976, lot 493.
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