THREE LOUIS XV  LOUIS XVI IVORY CARNETS-DE-BAL SET WITH MINIATURES
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THREE LOUIS XV LOUIS XVI IVORY CARNETS-DE-BAL SET WITH MINIATURES

ONE PARIS, 1772/1773, WITH THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF JULIEN ALATERRE 1768-1774; ONE PARIS, 1775/1776, WITH THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-BAPTISTE FOUACHE 1774-1780; ONE PARIS 1789-1792, WITH THE DISCHARGE MARKS FOR VERY SMALL WORKS OF JEAN-FRANÇOIS KALENDRIN 1789-1792

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THREE LOUIS XV LOUIS XVI IVORY CARNETS-DE-BAL SET WITH MINIATURES
one Paris, 1772/1773, with the charge and discharge marks of Julien Alaterre 1768-1774; one Paris, 1775/1776, with the charge and discharge marks of Jean-Baptiste Fouache 1774-1780; one Paris 1789-1792, with the discharge marks for very small works of Jean-François Kalendrin 1789-1792
Three slightly tapering rectangular ivory étuis-à-tablettes of flattened oblong section, one, gold-mounted, set with two oval miniatures depicting Cupid with a birdcage and Cupid playing the guitar, inside a gold-capped pencil and three-leaved tablets; one, gold-mounted, with two oval miniatures depicting scènes galantes, void inside; one, silver-gilt mounted, set with oval glazed miniatures depicting grisaille putti including one with a hinged secret mechanism, a single-leaved tablet inside
3 1/8-3½ in. (80-90 mm.) high (3)
Provenance
part: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 9 March 1987, lot 107.
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