Lot Essay
See A. K. Snowman, Eighteenth Century Gold Boxes of Europe, London, 1966, pl. 338, for two further examples of this type of box.
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MARKED, PARIS, WITH THE DISCHARGE MARK OF JULIEN ALATERRE 1768-1774
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A LOUIS XV ENAMELLED GOLD GAGE D'AMOUR
MARKED, PARIS, WITH THE DISCHARGE MARK OF JULIEN ALATERRE 1768-1774
heart-shaped box, the hinged cover, sides and base with translucent royal blue enamel on an engine-turned ground, within chased husk-swag gold borders
2 in. (51 mm.) high
MARKED, PARIS, WITH THE DISCHARGE MARK OF JULIEN ALATERRE 1768-1774
heart-shaped box, the hinged cover, sides and base with translucent royal blue enamel on an engine-turned ground, within chased husk-swag gold borders
2 in. (51 mm.) high
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