Lot 76
  • 76

A French Vari-colored gold boite-a-portrait, Gabril-Raoul Morel, Paris, circa 1820

Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description

  • marked on interior base, interior cover and interior side
  • Gold, Glass, Enamel
  • length 3 3/4 in.
  • 9.6cm
of oval form, the cover inset under glass with three oval miniatures of Louis XIV, Madame de Montespan and Madame de Fontanges after Petitot, surrounded by chased foliage on a matted ground, the sides chased with vari-colored gold swags and leaf-tips between engine-turned panels, in fitted leather case

Provenance

Garrard & Co., London

Condition

good condition throughout, miniatures fine quality and fresh colors
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