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Lot Essay
Noël Hardivilliers completed his apprenticeship first with Jean Chéret, son of the master goldsmith Antoine-François Chéret, from June 1720 to August 1725, and subsequently with François-Siméon Barré. He became a master in 1729, sponsored by his father-in-law Jean-Baptiste Charbonné, whose daughter Marie-Anne he had married in July 1720. He is recorded as residing on the Pont au Change until 1771, when he retired to Auteuil.
Until 1754, Hardivilliers occupied premises at no. 49 at the sign of 'Le Coq' (the cockerel) which may well have inspired the device of his maker’s mark. He subsequently moved to no. 16 under the sign of the 'Marteau d’Or' (Golden Hammer). He served twice as a warden of the guild, a distinction that reflects his prominence within the Parisian goldsmiths’ community.
A prolific craftsman, Hardivilliers registered 183,256 grams of gold between 1750, when the Registres de la Marque begin, and 1771. This box was made at the beginning of his career, which is not well documented, and when he was producing boxes en cage which integrated a variety of materials, such as hardstones, ivory, burgau shell, shell and mother-of-pearl.
Christie's London sold from an important private collection, 5 December 2018, lot 85, an oval box set with panels of carnelian dated 1730.
Until 1754, Hardivilliers occupied premises at no. 49 at the sign of 'Le Coq' (the cockerel) which may well have inspired the device of his maker’s mark. He subsequently moved to no. 16 under the sign of the 'Marteau d’Or' (Golden Hammer). He served twice as a warden of the guild, a distinction that reflects his prominence within the Parisian goldsmiths’ community.
A prolific craftsman, Hardivilliers registered 183,256 grams of gold between 1750, when the Registres de la Marque begin, and 1771. This box was made at the beginning of his career, which is not well documented, and when he was producing boxes en cage which integrated a variety of materials, such as hardstones, ivory, burgau shell, shell and mother-of-pearl.
Christie's London sold from an important private collection, 5 December 2018, lot 85, an oval box set with panels of carnelian dated 1730.