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Louis XVI GOLD AND TORTOISESHELL BOX WITH MINIATURE, 18TH CENTURY

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Louis XVI GOLD AND TORTOISESHELL BOX WITH MINIATURE, 18TH CENTURY

€6900

Era: Louis XVI period.
Materials: tortoiseshell, gold,vellum.
Dim: diam 3.1 in (8 cm) / H 1.1 in (3 cm).
18th century gold hallmark partially erased.

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Large circular box in tortoiseshell and gold decorated with streaks of gold on a blue background (matière composite), circled with a Greek frieze; the interior is lined with brown scales. The removable lid is decorated with a miniature on vellum painted in grisaille depicting a battle scene from which stand out helmeted characters fighting a rival army. The whole scene is surrounded by mists. The miniature is framed by a frame decorated with stylized laurel leaves and foliage. Circa 1775-1780.
 

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Louis XVI GOLD AND TORTOISESHELL BOX WITH MINIATURE, 18TH CENTURY

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