Live Auction 14226Opulence: Silver, Gold Boxes, 19th Century Furniture & Works of Art
A LOUIS XVI VARI-GOLD BONBONNIÈRE
Lot 10

A LOUIS XVI VARI-GOLD BONBONNIÈRE

BY RENE-ANTOINE BAILLEUL (FL. 1769-1791), MARKED, PARIS, 1783/1784, WITH THE SECOND CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF HENRY CLAVEL 1782-1789

Closed6 June 2017

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GBP 4,000

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A LOUIS XVI VARI-GOLD BONBONNIÈRE
BY RENE-ANTOINE BAILLEUL (FL. 1769-1791), MARKED, PARIS, 1783/1784, WITH THE SECOND CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF HENRY CLAVEL 1782-1789
circular engine-turned bonbonnière, the cover, sides and base stamped with pellets on a reeded circular ground, the cover centred with a rosette, within raised rope-twist gold borders
2 3/8 in. (60 mm.) diam.
3 oz. (88 gr.)

Specialist note

René-Antoine Bailleul became a master under the patronage of his uncle, Sébastien Chéret, in 1769. He remained at the same address at rue de Harlay, selling 'le bijou' until 1781 when he moved to the quai des Orfèvres, where he is recorded for the next ten years.