A LOUIS XV JEWELLED AND ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX

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06.07.2023 12:00UTC +01:00
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Los 1 | A LOUIS XV JEWELLED AND ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
A LOUIS XV JEWELLED AND ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX

BY JEAN DUCROLLAY (FL. 1734-1761), PARIS, 1754-1755, WITH THE CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF JULIEN BERTHE 1750-1756 AND CONTREMARQUE OF ELOY BRICHARD 1756-1762

Ingot-shaped engraved with interwoven bands simulating a basket weave, enamelled en plein with Chinoiserie scenes featuring on the cover a lady holding a parrot with attendants around her, on each sides two men feeding exotic birds, the underside with a lady fishing on an island, a man rowing a boat towards her, the front side wall with a seated man and a boy with bottles in a basket, the rear wall with an archer shooting a bird, the end panels with men taming and hunting exotic birds, the surrounding foliage in translucent emerald green basse-taille enamel, the later thumbpiece with raised scrolls set with old-mine cut diamonds

3 1/8 in. (78 mm.) wide

gross weight 4 oz. 13 dwt. (145 gr.)





Provenance

Baron Mayer Carl von Rothschild (1820-1886), of Frankfurt am Main, then by descent to,

Nathaniel Mayer Victor Rothschild, 3rd Baron Rothschild G.B.E., G.M., F.R.S. (1910-1990),

The Lord Rothschild, G.B.E., G.M., F.R.S.; Highly Important Gold Boxes, Christie's, London, 30 June 1982, lot 54.

A European Collector; Christie's, Geneva, 14 November 1995, lot 105.

with Sapjo, Monte-Carlo, 1999, acquired by,

Dr. Anton C. R. Dreesmann (1923-2000), (inventory no. F-234).

The Dr Anton C. R. Dreesmann Collection; Christie's, London, 11 April 2002, lot 883.



Literature

F. Luthmer, Führer durch die Freiherrlich K. von Rothschild'sche Kunstsammlung, Frankfurt am Main, 1890, VI, p. 96, no. 5.



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This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
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