boîte en argent probablement par Charles Peurier, Paris, 1742-1743

de forme cartouche, le couvercle et le dessous ciselés de scènes paysannes ceintes de guirlandes de feuilles, la bâte gravée de petits paysages (étiquette PJB 77)



of cartouche form, the lid and base chased with country folk, within leaf-bound borders, the sides engraved with small landscapes, Label: PJB 77

hinge repaired, and very slight wear
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Claude Peurier fut apprenti à l'hôpital de la Trinité (orphelinat qui éduquait les enfants aux métiers artistiques) et accéda à la maîtrise en 1732, cautionné par Richard Jarry. Il prit deux apprentis sous sa houlette, François-Joachim Aubert en 1736, qui se spécialisa dans les montures en or pour tabatières, et François Chazeray en 1745.  Une autre boîte en argent, Paris, 1726-1732, au couvercle décoré du même sujet que la présente boîte, fut vendue chez Sotheby's Londres, 23 mai 1991, lot 148

 

Claude Peurier was apprenticed at the hôpital de la Trinité (an orphanage where the children were trained in arts and crafts) and became master in 1732, sponsored by Richard Jarry. He is recorded as taking as apprentices in 1736 François-Joachim Aubert (who specialised in gold mounts for snuff boxes) and in 1745 François Chazeray. Working at various addresses, he is last listed in the place Dauphine in 1759.

For a silver box, Paris, 1726-1732, the lid decorated with the same boy and hoop subject as on the base of the present box, see Sotheby's London, 23 May 1991, lot 148.