Lot 15
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Etui et flacon à parfum en vernis Martin à montures en or, France, probablement vers 1775

Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 EUR
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Description

  • Etui et flacon à parfum en vernis Martin à montures en or, France, probablement vers 1775
  • tortoiseshell, gold, lacquer
  • Long. 16cm, 6 1/4 in.
de forme cylindrique, peint de Vénus et Bacchus entourés de putti sur fond rouge, s'ouvrant d'un côté sur un flacon à parfum et son capuchon en verre, de l'autre sur un étui doublé d'écaille, apparemment non poinçonné

cylindrical, painted with Venus, Bacchus and putti on a translucent red background, tortoiseshell-lined, gold mounts apparently unmarked

Condition

some cracks and minor losses to vernis martin commensurate with age,Some touching up of figures. some gold mounts detached. Good order and charming object.
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Catalogue Note

Un autre étuis et flacon à parfum à montures en or en vernis martin, sur fond vert, fut illustré par Monika Kopplin, Les secrets de la laque française, le vernis martin, catalogue d'exposition,les Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 2014, Cat. 222.