BOITE RONDE « À L’AMOUR DE LA PATRIE » COMMÉMORANT... Lot 29

BOITE RONDE « À L’AMOUR DE LA PATRIE » COMMÉMORANT LE DAUPHIN DE FRANCE, FILS DE LOUIS XVI Circular ivory box lined with tortoiseshell, the lid inlaid with an oval composition under glass fixed on a white background, decorated with pearls, glass of various colors and metallic filigree, featuring a dolphin on a pedestal with flowers, evoking the First or Second Dauphin, flanked by two groups of roses evoking Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette, under a leafy garland, all bordered with red lozenges. Mention in brown ink under the composition: "the love of / the country". Gold hoop with embossed decoration of pastilles. Good condition, small cracks. H. 2 x D. 4.5 cm. Gross weight: 21.4 g. History This box was probably made for the birth of Louis Joseph Xavier François de France (1781-1789), eldest son of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette, second child of the royal couple, dauphin of Viennese and heir to the throne of France, or for the accession of his eldest brother Louis Joseph de France, future Louis XVII, to the title of Dauphin after the death of his brother in 1789. The Royal Provenance Gallery recently sold a similar box.