Gold Boxes, Silver and Ceramics

A gold-mounted cagework boîte-à-miniatures, Adrien-Jean-Maximilien Vachette, Paris, 1786

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November 10, 04:38 PM GMT

Estimate

30,000 - 50,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

A gold-mounted cagework boîte-à-miniatures, Adrien-Jean-Maximilien Vachette, Paris, 1786

rectangular with cut corners, all sides with miniatures on ivory painted en grisaille with subjects from the Trojan Wars, by Jean-Jacques De Gault, the lid panel signed, representing the Judgement of Cassandra, the base the sacrifice of Iphigenia, the side panels with the abduction of Cassandra by Agamemnon, the flight of Aeneas, Achilles arming himself, Diomedes with the Palladium, the corners with the gods Aphrodite, Athene, Zeus and Ares, the mounts chased with laurel borders around slightly curved polished gold borders, maker's mark, charge, discharge and countermark of Henri Clavel (1782-1789)

9.4cm., 3¾in. wide

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