Gobelet en cristal de roche monté en or par Henri-Daniel Robineau, Paris, 1764

en forme de vase Médicis à facettes, le piédouche ciselé d'une frise de zigzags et vaguelettes, poinçon de maître, lettre-date, charge et décharge de Jean-Jacques Prévost

of faceted campana form, the spreading foot with corded ornament, maker's mark, charge and discharge marks of Jean-Jacques Prévost 

in overall very good condition, a very tiny inclusion from the top and a very tiny abrasive point on the lip not visible but one can feel.
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Henri-Daniel Robineau est reçu maître en 1754 à Paris, cautionné par Charles-Etienne Meyboom, sis au pont Notre-Dame. A l'enseigne des Trois Boîtes, puis de la Médaille d'or, il semble s'être majoritairement concentré sur la production d'objets en or et tabatières, dont en 1769, une d'une construction nouvelle, [s'ouvrant] de dix manières différentes sans que la décoration en souffre. M. le Maréchal de Richelieu a présenté ce chef d'oeuvre au Roi, qui lui a accordé les éloges les plus flatteurs, ainsi que toute la Cour. Un gobelet couvert en cristal de roche tout à fait semblable, Paris, 1726-1732, provenant des collections de Marie-Antoinette, est conservé au musée du Louvre (OA 6619) et illustré par Daniel Alcouffe, Les Gemmes de la Couronne, 2001, p. 545.

 

Henri-Daniel Robineau became master in 1754 in Paris, sponsored by Charles-Etiene Meyboom, from Pont Notre-Dame. At the sign of Les Trois Boîtes and then La Médaille d'or, he seemed to have mainly produced gold objects and boxes. In 1769, he created a box that could open in 10 different ways. It was presented to the King and the Court where it was much admired.
An almost identical rock crystal goblet with lid, Paris, 1726-1732, from Marie Antoinette's collection, now in the Musée du Louvre, is illustrated by Daniel Alcouffe (Les Gemmes de la Couronne, 2001, p. 545).