A Royal Louis XIV casket, circa 1690, attributed to Alexandre-Jean Oppenordt, probably after a design by Jean Berain and almost certainly delivered for the Grand Dauphin

A Royal Louis XIV casket, circa 1690, attributed to Alexandre-Jean Oppenordt, probably after a design by Jean Berain and almost certainly delivered for the Grand Dauphin

gilt-bronze mounted, engraved brass, polychrome horn-inlaid tortoiseshell, the interior with pewter and walnut; the cover centred with the crowned arms of the Dauphin de France and surrounded by a cartouche with two L's, two dolphins and two fleurs-de-lys, the corners with two L's and with a royal crown, the front with the crowned arms and two dolphins, the sides with two handles with interlaced dolphins, on four interlaced dolphins, the interior with two interlaced L's enclosing a fleur-de-lys and the number "XV"

height 7½in.; width 18½in.; depth 12½in. 19 cm; 47 cm; 32 cm.

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Coffret royal en marqueterie d'écaille de tortue, laiton gravé et corne teintée et monture de bronze doré d'époque Louis XIV, vers 1690, attribué à Alexandre-Jean Oppenordt, probablement d'après un dessin de Jean Berain, très probablement livré pour le Grand Dauphin

orné d'armoiries sommées d'une couronne royale dans un cartouche orné de deux L entrelacés et de deux dauphins

height 7½in.; width 18½in.; depth 12½in. 19 cm; 47 cm; 32 cm.