Live Auction 21907Bayreuth: A Connoisseur's Collection of English Silver and Gold Boxes
A LOUIS XV ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
Lot 111

A LOUIS XV ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX

BY PIERRE-NICOLAS QUENEULLE DE ROMESNIL (FL.1762-AFTER 1781), PARIS, 1765-1766; CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-JACQUES PREVOST 1762-1766 AND COUNTERMARK OF JULIEN ALATERRE 1768-1775

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A LOUIS XV ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY PIERRE-NICOLAS QUENEULLE DE ROMESNIL (FL.1762-AFTER 1781), PARIS, 1765-1766; CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-JACQUES PREVOST 1762-1766 AND COUNTERMARK OF JULIEN ALATERRE 1768-1775
Elongated oval, enamelled en plein in bleu lapis in imitation of lapis lazuli, the cover set with an oval plaque enamelled en grisaille with Cupid within husk border, the rim with Vitruvian scroll frieze, the sides with enamelled fluting interspersed with lozenges and chased husks on a matted ground, the underside of the same design as the cover with a grisaille medallion of a dancing nymph, with later green leather case, marked inside, in cover and on flange
3 in. (78 mm.) long
gross weight 4 oz. 1 dwt. (126 gr.)

With Daniel Packer, London 2004.

Specialist note


Pierre-Nicolas Queneulle de Romesnil is described in the Almanach as working au Louis d'Or on rue St. Louis. His importance is shown by the fact that in 1769 he negotiated with the Prévôt des marchands to fashion a gold sword to be give by the city to the young Comte d'Artois (H. Nocq, Le Poinçon de Paris, 1926, vol. III, p. 371).