Lot 25
Lot 25
TABATIÈRE D'ÉPOQUE LOUIS XV EN ÉMAIL ET MONTURES EN ARGENT

PARIS, 1738-1744

Price Realised EUR 1,260
Estimate
EUR 1,500 - EUR 2,500
Closed: 22 Nov 2023
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TABATIÈRE D'ÉPOQUE LOUIS XV EN ÉMAIL ET MONTURES EN ARGENT

PARIS, 1738-1744

Price Realised EUR 1,260
Closed: 22 Nov 2023
Price Realised EUR 1,260
Closed: 22 Nov 2023
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Rectangulaire légèrement cintrée, le corps et couvercle en émail blanc peints en relief d'un poirier flanqué d'une branche fleurie, sur le couvercle un lapin sur un tapis d'herbe, les montures en argent à filets, poinçon sur la gorge: décharge
L.: 8,3 cm. (314 in.)
Poids brut: 193 gr. (6 oz. 4 dwt.)
Provenance
The Garbisch Collection.
Vente Sotheby's, New York, 17 mai 1980, lot 247 (décrite comme "Dresde").
Vente Christie's, New York, 18 avril 1991, lot 137.
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A LOUIS XV SILVER-MOUNTED ENAMEL SNUFF-BOX
PARIS, 1738-1744
Rectangular baluster outline, the base, sides and cover applied with pear trees in gold and green, blue and yellow enamel, with reeded silver mounts, marked on flange: decharge

This type of enamelling is often attributed to the Fromery workshop, a family of French enamellers established in Berlin since the 17th century and whose work was very fashionable across Europe in the 18th century.
In ancient Chinese mythology, the pear tree symbolises immortal life and prosperity due to the longevity of the tree while in Greek and then Roman mythology, pears are a sacred fruit linked to the goddesses Hera and Aphrodite but also to the nymph Pomona, divinity of fruits.
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