BY JEAN-BAPTISTE BERTIN (FL. 1740-1771), MARKED, PARIS, 1749/1750, WITH THE CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF ANTOINE LESCHAUDEL 1744-1750

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A LOUIS XV GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY JEAN-BAPTISTE BERTIN (FL. 1740-1771), MARKED, PARIS, 1749/1750, WITH THE CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF ANTOINE LESCHAUDEL 1744-1750
rectangular box, the cover, sides and base boldly chased with diagonal bands of flowers and foliage on a sablé ground, alternating with bands of scrolling husks on a reeded and diaper-work gold ground, with slightly raised thumbpiece
3 in. (77 mm.) wide
6 oz. (194 gr.)

Provenance

Christie's, Geneva, 13 November 1984, lot 39.
Christie's, London, 9 March 1988, lot 321.

Literature

The Magic of the Silversmith's Trade, European Silver in Private Collections from 1500 to 1850, Museum voor Sierkunst en Vormgeving, Antwerp, 2000, no. 241, p.196.

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Lot Essay

Jean-Baptiste Bertin was probably a member of the dynasty of goldsmiths of the same name, which included Claude Bertin who had a shop in 1702 on the pont au Change, with a sign ‘La Tabatiere royale’. Bertin received his maitrise in 1740 and was elected warden or garde of the guild in 1755 and grande-garde in 1770. He resided on rue St. Louis, next to the Palace, and it is at this address that the Affiches de Paris quotes his funeral as taking place at St. Barthelemy on the 8th January 1771. Gold boxes by Bertin can be found in the Louvre, the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Walter's Art Gallery, Baltimore.

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