Noël Hardivilliers (fl.1729-1771) est l'un des plus grands fabricants de boîtes en or de l'époque Louis XV. Il commence sa carrière dans la tradition des lois somptuaires qui régulaient l'utilisation des métaux précieux créant des tabatières qui combinent différentes matières telles que la laque ou la pierre dure. Leur relâchement combiné à l'explosion du luxe sous Louis XV se traduit par la mode pour les tabatières entièrement en or, souvent de plusieurs couleurs. Cette tabatière atteste aussi de l'intérêt grandissant pour la botanique et les jardins. Apprenti chez Jean Chéret et François-Siméon Barré, il dépose sa marque en 1729 et travaille sur le Pont au Change jusqu'à sa retraite en 1771. Hardivilliers n'est pas seulement un faiseur créatif mais aussi un prolifique qui achète plus de 183 kg d'or entre 1750 et 1771.
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