A LOUIS XVI GOLD-MOUNTED BOITE A MINIATURES
BY JEAN-FRANCOIS DELANOY (FL. 1785-1793), MARKED, PARIS, 1788/89, WITH THE CHARGE MARK OF JEAN-FRANCOIS KALENDRIN 1782-1789, WITH LATER FRENCH CONTROL MARKS TWICE; THE MINIATURE ON COVER BY JACQUES-ANTOINE-MARIE LEMOINE (1751-1824)
Circular, the cover with a glazed portrait of a seated lady signed in the left-hand side, the four side panels and base inset with glazed miniatures on ivory depicting children flirting in landscapes, the base with a love altar, the cagework gold mounts chased with a foliate garland on a reeded ground
2 3/8 in. (61 mm.) diameter
A LOUIS XVI GOLD-MOUNTED BOITE A MINIATURES
BY JEAN-FRANCOIS DELANOY (FL. 1785-1793), MARKED, PARIS, 1788/89, WITH THE CHARGE MARK OF JEAN-FRANCOIS KALENDRIN 1782-1789, WITH LATER FRENCH CONTROL MARKS TWICE; THE MINIATURE ON COVER BY JACQUES-ANTOINE-MARIE LEMOINE (1751-1824)
Circular, the cover with a glazed portrait of a seated lady signed in the left-hand side, the four side panels and base inset with glazed miniatures on ivory depicting children flirting in landscapes, the base with a love altar, the cagework gold mounts chased with a foliate garland on a reeded ground
2 3/8 in. (61 mm.) diameter
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