BY GERMAIN CHAYÉ (FL. 1755-1791), MARKED, PARIS, 1774/1775, WITH THE CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF JEAN BAPTISTE FOUACHE 1774-1780

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A LOUIS XV VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY GERMAIN CHAYÉ (FL. 1755-1791), MARKED, PARIS, 1774/1775, WITH THE CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF JEAN BAPTISTE FOUACHE 1774-1780
oval box, the cover, sides and base set with panels of engine-turning in coin-pattern circles, within chased slightly raised foliate sablé borders and side pilasters
2¼ in. (57 mm.) wide
2¼ oz. (72 gr.)

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Lot Essay

The son of a cobbler Germain Chayé was apprenticed to Claude Dargent at the age of fifteen. Chayé was ranked thirteenth in his guild in 1774 and was subsequently elected an official of the corporation eight years later. Gold boxes and étuis by Chayé can be found in the Louvre, at Waddeson Manor and in the Metropolitan Museum.

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