Lot Essay
Works by this celebrated goldsmith are rare; snuff-boxes by his hand can be seen in the Louvre, in the Hermitage, in the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore and in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
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BY PIERRE-FRANÇOIS DELAFONS (FL. 1732-1784), MARKED, PARIS, 1733/1734, WITH THE CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF HUBERT LOUVET 1732-1738
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A LOUIS XV GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY PIERRE-FRANÇOIS DELAFONS (FL. 1732-1784), MARKED, PARIS, 1733/1734, WITH THE CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF HUBERT LOUVET 1732-1738
cartouche-shaped box with bombé sides, boldly chased, the cover with a Baroque courtyard capriccio, the sides with rocaille motifs and shells, the base with curvilinear architectural forms, all within reeded polished gold borders, slightly raised scroll thumbpiece
3 1/8 in. (80 mm.) wide
4¼ oz. (130 gr.)
BY PIERRE-FRANÇOIS DELAFONS (FL. 1732-1784), MARKED, PARIS, 1733/1734, WITH THE CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF HUBERT LOUVET 1732-1738
cartouche-shaped box with bombé sides, boldly chased, the cover with a Baroque courtyard capriccio, the sides with rocaille motifs and shells, the base with curvilinear architectural forms, all within reeded polished gold borders, slightly raised scroll thumbpiece
3 1/8 in. (80 mm.) wide
4¼ oz. (130 gr.)
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