A two colour gold-mounted lacquer boite-à-miniature, probably Paris, 1772/73
Lot Closed
May 26, 12:43 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A two colour gold-mounted lacquer boite-à-miniature
probably Paris, 1772/73
oval, the lid inset with a miniature of a lady painted on ivory, English school, circa 1770, bearing initials GE, within chased leafy border, the sides decorated with stripes of amber-coloured lacquer, alternating with polished gold and intertwined rose gold bands, the base embellished with an oval chased zig-zag ornament within spirally rayed stripes of lacquer and gold, maker's mark for Jean-Etienne Blerzy, charge marks of Julien Alaterre, Paris date letter I for 1772-1773,
8.6cm., 3 3/8 in.
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