Details
Rectangular, chased overall with vases in architectural settings framed by scrolls and floral swags, the cover and base centered by large flower bouquets, marked on interior cover, base, and side with date letter O, maker's mark, and charge for Julien Berthe, 1750-1756, the flange with decharge mark
212 in. (6.3 cm.) long
4 oz. 4 dwt. (131 gr.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, Geneva, 17 November 1992, lot 408.
Collection Bayreuth, Gold Boxes; Christie's, Paris, 22 November 2023, lot 28 (after sale).
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Lot Essay

Melchior-Nicolas Moutier is mentioned first in 1736 as an apprentice of Jacques Briand. He entered his mark in 1747, and must have died between 1759 and 1764.

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