ID 773566
Lot 7 | JEAN FOUQUET (1899-1994)
Estimate value
$ 50 000 – 70 000
Cigar Box, circa 1920
partially lacquered silver, shagreen
the interior in sapelli
3 1⁄4 x 9 1⁄2 x 3 1⁄2 in. (8,3 x 24,2 x 9 cm)
impressed JEAN FOUQUET, silver hallmark, illegible maker's mark, numbered 21253 and 912
Provenance
Gros & Delettrez, Paris, 29 March 2013, lot 151
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
L'Art International d'Aujourd'hui, vol. 6: Objets d'art, présenté par Pierre Legrain, circa 1920, Paris, pl. 24 (present lot illustrated)
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Please note that the correct title for this lot is ‘Cigar Box’ and not ‘Vanity Case’ as indicated in the printed catalogue.
| Artist: | Jean Fouquet (1899-1984) |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Silver |
| Art style: | Art Deco |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Furniture and Lamps |
| Artist: | Jean Fouquet (1899-1984) |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Silver |
| Art style: | Art Deco |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Furniture and Lamps |
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