ID 887748
Lot 1 | A ROYAL LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED GILT-TOOLED RED LEATHER COFFER
Estimate value
$ 50 000 – 100 000
BY ANTOINE LANSON, SUPPLIED TO MARIE-ANTOINETTE, CIRCA 1775
The domed lid stamped with the coat-of-arms of Marie-Antoinette as Queen within a gilt stamped border, the rectangular case with a cartouche form escutcheon and further hooks within entwined foliate borders and with carrying handles to the sides, the underside with golden embossed 'L L' centered by cockerel
7 in. (18 cm) high, 35 in. (89 cm.) wide, 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
Acquired from Pascal Izarn, Paris.
Property from an Important French Private Collection; Christie's, New York, 20 April 2018, lot 19.
| Applied technique: | Ormolu |
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| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Leather, Gold, Plastic |
| Historical era: | Period of Louis XVI |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Cans |
| Applied technique: | Ormolu |
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| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Leather, Gold, Plastic |
| Historical era: | Period of Louis XVI |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Cans |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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