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BY PAUL ROBERT (FL. 1747-1779), MARKED, PARIS, 1757/1758, WITH THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF ELOY BRICHARD 1756-1762, LATER STRUCK WITH TWO PARISIAN POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD
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A FINE LOUIS XV FOUR-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
by Paul Robert (fl. 1747-1779), marked, Paris, 1757/1758, with the charge and discharge marks of Eloy Brichard 1756-1762, later struck with two Parisian post-1838 restricted warranty marks for gold
Rectangular box, the cover, base and sides engraved with horizontal reeding and centred by cartouches chased in four-colour gold with scènes champêtres on a matted ground and framed by floral and reeded scrolls, the wavy borders of the box engraved with trailing flowers on reeding and latticework, bright-cut rims
2¾ in. (70 mm.) wide
5 oz. (141 gr.)
by Paul Robert (fl. 1747-1779), marked, Paris, 1757/1758, with the charge and discharge marks of Eloy Brichard 1756-1762, later struck with two Parisian post-1838 restricted warranty marks for gold
Rectangular box, the cover, base and sides engraved with horizontal reeding and centred by cartouches chased in four-colour gold with scènes champêtres on a matted ground and framed by floral and reeded scrolls, the wavy borders of the box engraved with trailing flowers on reeding and latticework, bright-cut rims
2¾ in. (70 mm.) wide
5 oz. (141 gr.)
Provenance
F. H. Fulford, Headingley Castle, Leeds.
(+) Sold by the order of his daughter Mrs W. F. Jackson, Christie's, London, 23 June 1947, lot 131, as by Francois Riel (£546 to Ells Asprey).
With Wartski's, London.
The Ortiz-Patiño Collection of Highly Important French Gold Boxes, part I sold Christie's, London, 27 June 1973, lot 6 (7,500gns.).
(+) Sold by the order of his daughter Mrs W. F. Jackson, Christie's, London, 23 June 1947, lot 131, as by Francois Riel (£546 to Ells Asprey).
With Wartski's, London.
The Ortiz-Patiño Collection of Highly Important French Gold Boxes, part I sold Christie's, London, 27 June 1973, lot 6 (7,500gns.).
Literature
R. and M. Norton, A History of Gold Snuff Boxes, London, 1938, pp. 50-51 (as by François Riel), illustrated pl. 11.
A. K. Snowman, Eighteenth Century Gold Boxes of Paris, London, 1974, p. 71, no. 30, illustrated in colour p. 70.
A. K. Snowman, Eighteenth Century Gold Boxes of Europe, Woodbridge, 1990, illustrated p. 174 colour pl. 447 right.
A. K. Snowman, Eighteenth Century Gold Boxes of Paris, London, 1974, p. 71, no. 30, illustrated in colour p. 70.
A. K. Snowman, Eighteenth Century Gold Boxes of Europe, Woodbridge, 1990, illustrated p. 174 colour pl. 447 right.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium
Further details
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