FRANCE, milieu du XVIIIème siècle
Beautiful oval... Lot 7
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FRANCE, milieu du XVIIIème siècle
Beautiful oval snuffbox in five-tone (green, yellow, white and red on pinkish-yellow) gold (750), decorated on all sides with bouquets of flowers au naturel, on a grooved background, in cartouches with scrolled and molded frames.
Hinged lid.
Goldsmith's hallmark (worn): Jean DUCROLLAY (1709-1770), received Master in Paris in 1734, settled in rue Lamoignon, then place Dauphine from 1748, and active until 1761.
PARIS, Charge mark [tête de boeuf] for 1750-1756 and Jurande mark [p] for 1755-1756.
Weight: 131.2 g. - 37 x 73.5 x 56 mm.
Some wear and scratches, including one on the lid, tiny small knocks; small play of the lid on the rabbet.
We thank Mr. Philippe SERRET for confirming the identity of the silversmith.
A rectangular snuffbox (38 x 81 x 59 mm) by this silversmith, with similar decoration on a radiating background, dating from 1754-1755, is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York [Inv. 1977.228.2].
Another snuffbox, also rectangular (Larg. 80 mm / 216 g.), with a radiating background and dating from 1754-1755, was sold at Christie's, London, on July 3, 2019.
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