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A LOUIS XV GOLD-MOUNTED LACQUER AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL SHUTTLE ...

Starting price
$ 5 000
Auction dateClassic
27.01.2021 10:00UTC +01:00
Auctioneer
CHRISTIE'S
Event location
United Kingdom, London
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ID 479322
Lot 79 | A LOUIS XV GOLD-MOUNTED LACQUER AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL SHUTTLE ...
A LOUIS XV GOLD-MOUNTED LACQUER AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL SHUTTLE
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
Medium:Acrylic glass
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