BY NOEL HARDIVILLIERS (FL. 1729-1771), MARKED, PARIS, 1768/1769, WITH THE CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF JULIEN ALATERRE 1768-1775

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A LOUIS XV GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY NOEL HARDIVILLIERS (FL. 1729-1771), MARKED, PARIS, 1768/1769, WITH THE CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF JULIEN ALATERRE 1768-1775
rectangular box, the cover, sides and base with panels of engine-turning in an alternating moiré pattern within chased gold borders
3 in. (76 mm.) wide
4 7/8 oz. (152 gr.)

Provenance

Christie's, London, 5 July 1977, lot 191.

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Lot Essay

Noel Hardivilliers, one of the most celebrated of the Parisian goldsmiths, was first apprenticed in Paris in 1720 to Jean Chéret but later moved in 1725 to François-Siméon Barré. Becoming a master in 1729 he was made a warden of the guild in 1746-1747 and retired in 1771.

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