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A FRENCH PARCEL-ENAMELLED GOLD PRESENTATION SNUFF-BOX
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A FRENCH PARCEL-ENAMELLED GOLD PRESENTATION SNUFF-BOX

BY AUGUSTIN-ANDRÉ HÉGUIN (FL. 1785-1822), MARKED, WITH THE PARISIAN POST-REVOLUTIONARY UNOFFICIAL THIRD STANDARD MARK FOR 18-CARAT GOLD AND THE PARISIAN RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARK FOR GOLD 1809-1819, THE FLANGE ENGRAVED WITH RETAILER'S NAME 'PITAUX BIJ.R DE S.A.R. M.GR LE DUC DE BERY.'

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A FRENCH PARCEL-ENAMELLED GOLD PRESENTATION SNUFF-BOX
by Augustin-André Héguin (fl. 1785-1822), marked, with the Parisian Post-Revolutionary unofficial third standard mark for 18-carat gold and the Parisian restricted warranty mark for gold 1809-1819, the flange engraved with retailer's name 'Pitaux Bij.r de S.A.R. M.gr le duc de Bery.'
Rectangular gold box, the cover inset with a matted gold panel simulating suede chased with scrolling foliate initials 'CF' a ducal coronet above and four Bourbon fleurs-de-lys spandrels in the corners, within a narrow gold border enamelled in translucent blue, the matted gold border stamped with a frieze of polished gold leaves and grapes of vine within a narrow blue enamelled raised gold border, the four sides and base with similarly framed panels engine-turned with a basket-weave pattern, the corners of the sides stamped with palmettes on a matted gold ground
3 3/8 in. (85 mm.) wide
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VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium

拍品专文

The initials are those of Charles-Ferdinand of Bourbon, Duke of Berry (1778-1820). For a miniature depicting him and an account of his life, see lot 127. The name of the retailer, Pitaux, may be related to the goldsmith J. Pitaux who is recorded as working in Paris 1811-1822. Henri Vever (French Jewelry of the Nineteenth Century, London, 2001, p. 56) mentions that Pitaux had premises in Paris at 65, rue Vivienne at the sign of the Corbeille Galante which sold elegant wedding gifts for the corbeille, a basket traditionally containing a gift, anything from flowers to wedding presents. Since the 18th century, the corbeilles of Bourbon princesses to be married contained gold boxes, and it is possible that the present box was part of the corbeille of the duchess of Berry in 1816.