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A gold and enamel snuff box
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 GBP
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Description
- width 8.5cm, 3 3/8 in
Jean-Joseph Barrière, charge and export discharge marks of Henri Clavel, Paris, 1780/1, the rim numbered: 2062
oval, the lid applied with an oval enamel plaque painted with supplicants at the altar of Love, the reserves, sides and base enamelled in translucent purple over pellet and reed engine-turning, chased and enamelled white dotted borders within opalescent and scarlet berry and green leaf borders
oval, the lid applied with an oval enamel plaque painted with supplicants at the altar of Love, the reserves, sides and base enamelled in translucent purple over pellet and reed engine-turning, chased and enamelled white dotted borders within opalescent and scarlet berry and green leaf borders
Condition
Excellent crisp condition with scattered minor losses and restorations to beads on borders of sides. The left side panel has been successfully restored.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Jean-Joseph Barrière became master in 1763, sponsored by Henri Delobel. He worked on the pont-Notre-Dame until 1786 when his shop and dwelling were pulled down during the reconstruction of the bridge. He then moved to the rue Coq Saint-Honoré where he is recorded until the Terror in 1793. Barrière was one of the more productive of Parisian goldsmiths: the Louvre owns ten examples of his work; Fürst Carl Anselm von Thurn und Taxis's collection, Regensburg (forthcoming: Lorenz Seelig, Golddosen des 18. Jahrhunderts aus dem Besitz der Fürsten von Thurn und Taxis. Die Sammlung des Bayerischen Nationalmuseums im Thurn und Taxis-Museum Regensburg, Hirmer Verlag, Munich 2007), largely bought at the time of manufacture, owns eight.