BY ADRIEN-JEAN-MAXIMILIEN VACHETTE (FL. 1779-1839), MARKED, PARIS, CIRCA 1786, WITH THE SECOND CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF HENRY CLAVEL 1782-1789, THE MINIATURE BY JACQUES-JOSEPH DE GAULT (1738-1817), SIGNED 'J.J. DE GAULT'

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A LOUIS XVI GOLD-LINED TORTOISESHELL SNUFF-BOX SET WITH A MINIATURE
BY ADRIEN-JEAN-MAXIMILIEN VACHETTE (FL. 1779-1839), MARKED, PARIS, CIRCA 1786, WITH THE SECOND CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF HENRY CLAVEL 1782-1789, THE MINIATURE BY JACQUES-JOSEPH DE GAULT (1738-1817), SIGNED 'J.J. DE GAULT'
rectangular gold-lined dark tortoiseshell box, the cover inset with a grisaille miniature depicting a triumphal chariot procession within a chased frame and polished gold border
3 3/8 in. (86 mm.) wide

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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Lot Essay

Vachette was one of the best-known of the Parisian gold box makers at the turn of the 18th to the 19th Century. He struck his mark in 1779 and later worked together with Nitot, one of the court jewellers of Emperor Napoleon I. Henry Nocq (Le poinçon de Paris, Paris, 1968, [reprint], p. 76), praises Vachette: 'Avant et aprés la Révolution les plus belles tabatières d'or sont marquées du poinçon de Vachette.'

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