FRENCH, MID 18TH CENTURY
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A RECTANGULAR GOLD-MOUNTED CARVED IVORY BOX DEPICTING A SHEPHERDESS UNDRESSING AT A RIVER BANK
FRENCH, MID 18TH CENTURY
The underside of the box carved with two amoretti and the edges with doves and trophies; the hinged lid opening to reveal an interior divided into three compartments, two of which are covered with hinged carved ivory lids; the inside with three labels inscribed 'Collection E. EVRARD', 'Boite à mouches/charnières or/XVIIIe. siécle/Louis XVI' and '2724'
Minor cracks.
2.5/8 in. (6.7 cm.) wide
FRENCH, MID 18TH CENTURY
The underside of the box carved with two amoretti and the edges with doves and trophies; the hinged lid opening to reveal an interior divided into three compartments, two of which are covered with hinged carved ivory lids; the inside with three labels inscribed 'Collection E. EVRARD', 'Boite à mouches/charnières or/XVIII
Minor cracks.
2.5/8 in. (6.7 cm.) wide
Provenance
Emile-Louis Evrard, and thence by descent.
Sale room notice
Please note that the image on the top of this box is derived from Nicolas de Larmessin's engraving after a lost painting by Franois Boucher, which (the engraving) was exhibited at the Salon of 1743.
We are grateful to Alastair Laing for having brought this to our attention.
We are grateful to Alastair Laing for having brought this to our attention.