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MID-18TH CENTURY
Details
A LOUIS XV BRASS-MOUNTED GILT-TOOLED RED LEATHER COFFRET
MID-18TH CENTURY
Decorated overall au petit fer, the lid's corners decorated with lions, the fall-front with a handle and a rococo lock, enclosing a blue silk lined interior, with a label beneath reading “Léon Gruel / Relieur d’Art / Objets et Livres Anciens / 418 / Rue St Honoré / PARIS”
5 in. (12.5 cm.) high, 17 ¾ in. (45 cm.) wide, 11 ½ in. (29 cm.) deep
MID-18TH CENTURY
Decorated overall au petit fer, the lid's corners decorated with lions, the fall-front with a handle and a rococo lock, enclosing a blue silk lined interior, with a label beneath reading “Léon Gruel / Relieur d’Art / Objets et Livres Anciens / 418 / Rue St Honoré / PARIS”
5 in. (12.5 cm.) high, 17 ¾ in. (45 cm.) wide, 11 ½ in. (29 cm.) deep
Provenance
The Collection of the Rothschild family.
By descent to the present owners.
By descent to the present owners.
Literature
C. de Nicolay-Mazery, Private Houses of France, Paris, 2014, p. 275