ID 1027795
Lot 340 | A ROYAL LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED GILT-TOOLED RED LEATHER COFFRET
Estimate value
$ 8 000 – 12 000
ATTRIBUTED TO PIERRE VENTE, MID-18TH CENTURY
Decorated overall with entwined foliage and fleur-de-lys borders, the slightly domed and hinged lid centered by the French royal arms, each corner with a fleur-de-lys, the sides flanked by handles, the interior lined with pale blue silk; the escutcheon and hooks replaced
9 ½ in (24 cm.) high, 22 ½ in. (57 cm.) wide, 16 in. (40.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
Almost certainly delivered to Mesdames, the daughters of Louis XV.
The Collection of the Rothschild family.
By descent to the present owners.
Literature
C. de Nicolay-Mazery, Private Houses of France, Paris, 2014, p. 275
| Applied technique: | Ormolu |
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| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Leather, Gold, Plastic |
| Historical era: | Period of Louis XV |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps |
| Applied technique: | Ormolu |
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| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Leather, Gold, Plastic |
| Historical era: | Period of Louis XV |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps |
| Address of auction |
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