ID 479322
Lot 79 | A LOUIS XV GOLD-MOUNTED LACQUER AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL SHUTTLE ...
Estimate value
$ 5 000 – 8 000
MARKED PARIS, 1756-1762
Formed as two lozenges each set with three reserves of hiramaki-e lacquer in gold cartouches and lined with mother-of-pearl on the reverses, connected by a central gold strut, with green shagreen case, marked on the gold to both sides with discharge mark of Eloy Brichard and Etienne Somfoye, Paris, 1756-1762, and additional mark, unclear
5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) long
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| Applied technique: | Lacquer |
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| Medium: | Acrylic glass |
| Applied technique: | Lacquer |
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| Medium: | Acrylic glass |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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