GOLD PIQUÉE TORTOISESHELL AND GOLD BOX, WITH A MINIATURE INSIDE, CIRCA 1730/1750
Regency gold box gold studded lid and bedrock, decorated with chinoiseries : a dragon emerging from under a tree, advances towards a pagoda. Protected inside the box, without protective glass, as the first miniatures on Ivory were, a miniature scene, shows a couple playing music, a dog sleeping at their feet. About the origin of this precious snuffbox, difficult to pronounce with certainty, Naples ? Germany ? as the gold have no punch (18k tested gold). About the history and technique of the gold-piqué (gold studded), we will consult the work of Alexis Kugel "Complètement piqué" published after the beautiful exhibition on the gold-piquée tortoiseshell of the court of Naples. Gross weight: 46 gTECHNIQUE:
Watercolor and gouache on ivory, protected in a gold tabatière with tortoiseshell gold piquée
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FRAME SIZE:
7x1cm
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Very good original condition
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PRICE:
8500€