Louis XV enamel and vari-coloured gold bonbonniere with inset miniature, marks possibly LJP Paris, 1776-1777
Estimate $6,000 – $8,000
circular, the cover inset with a Swiss enamel plaque depicting Aeneas departing from Dido, the base chased with a flower spray on engine turned ground, the sides also engine turned, gold foliate and scroll borders
6 cm diameter
- Lot Sold $12,000 (Hammer Price)
- $14,640 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Christie's, Geneva, 12 May 1987, lot 328
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