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A LOUIS XVI TWO-COLOR GOLD-MOUNTED BOÎTE À MINIATURES, JEAN-FRANÇOIS MORAND, PARIS, 1789
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- charge and discharge of Henri Clavel
- Gold, Porcelain
- length 2 3/4in.
- 7cm.
set à cage with grisaille miniatures depicting the disarmament of Cupid and Cupid bound, the sides with trophies
Provenance
Giuseppe Rossi, sold
Sotheby's, London, 10 March 1999, The Porcelain, Paintings, Silver and Decorative Arts, From the Estate of the late Giuseppe Rossi, Vol. IV, lot 911
Sotheby's, London, 10 March 1999, The Porcelain, Paintings, Silver and Decorative Arts, From the Estate of the late Giuseppe Rossi, Vol. IV, lot 911
Condition
dings to interior, edge of cover a little rough, otherwise good
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Jean- François Morand became maître in 1778 and was allowed to enter a mark on 1 September 1781: one of 22 masters accepted by 'lettres patentes de réunion', following the incorporation of the lapidaires with the orfèvres. Despite presumably having trained as a jeweller, he appears to have produced a number of boxes, the majority mounted with miniatures of neo-classical subjects, painted en grisaille, such as this example, or in polychrome. A circular box in the Louvre, of 1784, is mounted with another version, colored, of the disarmament of Cupid on the lid of this box; see Serge Grandjean, Les tabatières du musée du Louvre, Paris, 1981, no.161