Lot 23
Lot 23
THE COLLECTION OF ADOLPHUS ANDREWS, JR. AND EMILY TAYLOR ANDREWS
A LOUIS XV FOUR-COLOR GOLD SPYGLASS OR LONGUE VUE

MARK OF MATTHIEU COINY, PARIS, 1761-1762

Price Realised USD 4,032
Estimate
USD 3,000 - USD 5,000
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A LOUIS XV FOUR-COLOR GOLD SPYGLASS OR LONGUE VUE

MARK OF MATTHIEU COINY, PARIS, 1761-1762

Price Realised USD 4,032
Price Realised USD 4,032
Details
Cylindrical, the body applied with trophies emblematic of music, gardening, and architecture against a wavy engine turned ground, with bright cut borders, the extending section in gilt-tooled green leather with inner gold liner, with an original red velvet lined green shagreen case, marked on inside behind inner liner with charge mark, date letter X, and maker's mark, the outer upper rim with décharge mark
2 in. (5.1 cm.) long, closed
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Gorringe's, Lewes, United Kingdom, 5 September 2006, lot 1342.
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Lot Essay

Mathieu Coiny represents the third generation of a family of goldsmiths, with his father and grandfather both working in Versailles. His brothers Joseph-Urbain and Jacques-Toussaint were also goldsmiths in Paris. Matthieu Coiny became master, endorsed by his brother, in 1755 and worked on the Pont Notre-Dame. He was elected garde of the corporation of goldsmiths in 1771-1772, and his studio was ranked in 1774 in 116th position among the goldsmiths of Paris. His boxes can now be found in the collections of the Louvre, the Wallace Collection and the Metropolitan Museum.

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