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Auction archive: Lot number 243

A LOUIS XV GILT-EMBOSSED LEATHER BOX CONTAINING 18TH AND 19T...

Estimate
£20,000 - £40,000
ca. US$32,370 - US$64,741
Price realised:
£30,000
ca. US$48,556
Auction archive: Lot number 243

A LOUIS XV GILT-EMBOSSED LEATHER BOX CONTAINING 18TH AND 19T...

Estimate
£20,000 - £40,000
ca. US$32,370 - US$64,741
Price realised:
£30,000
ca. US$48,556
Beschreibung:

A LOUIS XV GILT-EMBOSSED LEATHER BOX CONTAINING 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY BUTTONS
THE BOX CIRCA 1740, RETAILED BY LEON GRUEL, PARIS
A LOUIS XV GILT-EMBOSSED LEATHER BOX CONTAINING 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY BUTTONS THE BOX CIRCA 1740, RETAILED BY LEON GRUEL, PARIS The lid embossed with the coat-of-arms of Melun, Prince d'Epinoy and Duc de Joyeuse and now adapted to enclose nine layers of buttons, the top layer of fifteen porcelain buttons painted with songbirds; the first drawer of forty-six emerald and diamond paste-set buttons; the second drawer of thirty-three Wedgewood and giltmetal and black tôle buttons, one depicting Montgolfier's balloon; the third drawer of thirty-one buttons set with portrait miniatures of royalty and French satirical scenes; the fourth drawer of thirty-seven diamond paste and painted gilt-glass buttons; the fifth drawer of twenty-five painted silk and ivory buttons depicting Louis XVI and his court; the sixth drawer of thirty-three painted glass and grisaille landscape-set buttons; the seventh drawer of watercolour landscape and sepia figure-set buttons; the eighth drawer of thirty-two mother-of-pearl, paste, glass and cloisonné enamel buttons the box - 20 1/8 in. (51 cm.) wide; the buttons - from ¾ in. (17 mm.) to 1½ in. (38 mm.) diam.

Auction archive: Lot number 243
Auction:
Datum:
28 Oct 2009 - 29 Oct 2009
Auction house:
Christie's
28-29 October 2009, London, King Street
Beschreibung:

A LOUIS XV GILT-EMBOSSED LEATHER BOX CONTAINING 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY BUTTONS
THE BOX CIRCA 1740, RETAILED BY LEON GRUEL, PARIS
A LOUIS XV GILT-EMBOSSED LEATHER BOX CONTAINING 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY BUTTONS THE BOX CIRCA 1740, RETAILED BY LEON GRUEL, PARIS The lid embossed with the coat-of-arms of Melun, Prince d'Epinoy and Duc de Joyeuse and now adapted to enclose nine layers of buttons, the top layer of fifteen porcelain buttons painted with songbirds; the first drawer of forty-six emerald and diamond paste-set buttons; the second drawer of thirty-three Wedgewood and giltmetal and black tôle buttons, one depicting Montgolfier's balloon; the third drawer of thirty-one buttons set with portrait miniatures of royalty and French satirical scenes; the fourth drawer of thirty-seven diamond paste and painted gilt-glass buttons; the fifth drawer of twenty-five painted silk and ivory buttons depicting Louis XVI and his court; the sixth drawer of thirty-three painted glass and grisaille landscape-set buttons; the seventh drawer of watercolour landscape and sepia figure-set buttons; the eighth drawer of thirty-two mother-of-pearl, paste, glass and cloisonné enamel buttons the box - 20 1/8 in. (51 cm.) wide; the buttons - from ¾ in. (17 mm.) to 1½ in. (38 mm.) diam.

Auction archive: Lot number 243
Auction:
Datum:
28 Oct 2009 - 29 Oct 2009
Auction house:
Christie's
28-29 October 2009, London, King Street
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