A LOUIS XV DOUBLE-OPENING GOLD-MOUNTED JAPANESE LACQUER BOÎTE-À-MOUCHES
PARIS, 1763/1764, WITH THE CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-JACQUES PREVOST 1762-1768, MAKER'S MARK RUBBED
Rectangular with red lacquer sides, cover and base inset with hiramaki-e lacquer panels depicting flowers and foliage, within geometrically engraved mounts, the lid opening to reveal two compartments, one with laterally hinged cover, for the gum, lined with tortoiseshell, the other containing an enamelled gold gum-brush, the inside of the base compartment lacquered in speckled gold, the inside of the lids inset with mirrors (one lacking)
2 1/4 in. (57 mm.) wide; 1 5/8 in. (42 mm.) deep
A LOUIS XV DOUBLE-OPENING GOLD-MOUNTED JAPANESE LACQUER BOÎTE-À-MOUCHES
PARIS, 1763/1764, WITH THE CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-JACQUES PREVOST 1762-1768, MAKER'S MARK RUBBED
Rectangular with red lacquer sides, cover and base inset with hiramaki-e lacquer panels depicting flowers and foliage, within geometrically engraved mounts, the lid opening to reveal two compartments, one with laterally hinged cover, for the gum, lined with tortoiseshell, the other containing an enamelled gold gum-brush, the inside of the base compartment lacquered in speckled gold, the inside of the lids inset with mirrors (one lacking)
2 1/4 in. (57 mm.) wide; 1 5/8 in. (42 mm.) deep
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