Lot Essay
A similar example was sold in an anonymous sale; Piasa, 27 June 1998, lot 436.
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CIRCA 1760
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A LOUIS XV KINGWOOD AND TULIPWOOD PARQUETRY BOITE A TOILETTE
CIRCA 1760
The mirrored interior fitted with four stoppered glass flasks, a silver-gilt funnel, dish and cup, the silver marked with the Paris décharge mark for 1756-1762
4 ¾ in. (12 cm.) high; 5 ¼ in. (13 cm.) square
CIRCA 1760
The mirrored interior fitted with four stoppered glass flasks, a silver-gilt funnel, dish and cup, the silver marked with the Paris décharge mark for 1756-1762
4 ¾ in. (12 cm.) high; 5 ¼ in. (13 cm.) square
Provenance
Albert Edward Harry Mayer Archibald Primrose, 6th Earl of Rosebery and 2nd Earl of Midlothian (1882-1974), Mentmore Towers, Buckinghamshire; Sotheby's house sale, 18 May 1977, lot 50.
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