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ATTRIBUTED TO LOUIS-NICOLAS VAN BLARENBERGHE (FRENCH, 1716-1794)
A scene depicting an oriental slave market, with figures in a harbour with ships and canons, onlookers on the balcony of a building
signed on the balcony 'van Blarenberghe IN'
on parchment
rectangular, 1 15/16 x 2¾ in. (50 x 70 mm.), silver mount with blue enamel border, set into the cover of a gold-lined French tortoiseshell snuff-box by Adrien-Jean-Maximilien Vachette (1753-1839), Paris, 1809-1819, signed 'Vachette, Bijoutier à Paris' on the flange and struck with the mark for 20 carat gold
A scene depicting an oriental slave market, with figures in a harbour with ships and canons, onlookers on the balcony of a building
signed on the balcony 'van Blarenberghe IN'
on parchment
rectangular, 1 15/16 x 2¾ in. (50 x 70 mm.), silver mount with blue enamel border, set into the cover of a gold-lined French tortoiseshell snuff-box by Adrien-Jean-Maximilien Vachette (1753-1839), Paris, 1809-1819, signed 'Vachette, Bijoutier à Paris' on the flange and struck with the mark for 20 carat gold
Provenance
Denis du Péage Collection, no. 150.
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
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