A LOUIS XV GOLD-MOUNTED LACQUER BOîTE-A-MOUCHE
MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT, PARIS, 1755/1756, WITH THE DECHARGE MARK OF JULIEN BERTHE 1750-1756
rectangular box of black lacquer, the cover and sides lacquered in gold and silver with a seated nobleman, birds and a temple in a landscape, the scalloped gold mounts with applied scrolling gold thumbpiece, the interior with two similarly lacquered compartments, the open oblong front compartment containing a small brush with black lacquer handle and gold loop, the cover interior set with a mirror
2½ in. (65 mm.) wide
A LOUIS XV GOLD-MOUNTED LACQUER BOîTE-A-MOUCHE
MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT, PARIS, 1755/1756, WITH THE DECHARGE MARK OF JULIEN BERTHE 1750-1756
rectangular box of black lacquer, the cover and sides lacquered in gold and silver with a seated nobleman, birds and a temple in a landscape, the scalloped gold mounts with applied scrolling gold thumbpiece, the interior with two similarly lacquered compartments, the open oblong front compartment containing a small brush with black lacquer handle and gold loop, the cover interior set with a mirror
2½ in. (65 mm.) wide
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