Lot 86
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A LOUIS XV JEWELLED ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
A LOUIS XV JEWELLED ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
A LOUIS XV JEWELLED ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
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A LOUIS XV JEWELLED ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX

BY JEAN-JOSEPH BARRIÈRE (FL. 1763-1793), MARKED, PARIS, 1767/1768, THE FLANGE STAMPED 493, WITH THE CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-JACQUES PREVOST 1762-1768

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A LOUIS XV JEWELLED ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY JEAN-JOSEPH BARRIÈRE (FL. 1763-1793), MARKED, PARIS, 1767/1768, THE FLANGE STAMPED 493, WITH THE CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-JACQUES PREVOST 1762-1768
oval, the cover, sides and base set with panels of peak-pattern engine turning within chased borders of fleur-de-lys and set at intervals with circles, ovolos and rectangles of enamel simulating lapis lazuli, the cover later centred with an enamel portrait miniature of King Louis XIV within a gold and diamond frame with further scattered diamonds
3¼ in. (82 mm.) wide
Provenance
Baron Henri de Rothschild (1872-1947).

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Baron Henri de Rothschild was one of the most entrepreneurial and eclectic member of the Rothschild family. He was a very public figure and a prolific author of many articles and books on medicine, theater and detective stories. His collection composed mainly of 18th century works of art, especially portraits, was acquired principally through inheritance. From then onwards he endeavoured to expand it by purchasing only Louis XV and Louis XVI pieces recommended by museums curators such as Emile Molinier and supplied by dealers such as Jacques Seligmann.

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