A Louis XVI vernis Martin and gold-mounted aide memoir, Maker and date letter illegible, Paris circa 1768-75
Lot 29Y
A Louis XVI vernis Martin and gold-mounted aide memoir,
Maker and date letter illegible, Paris circa 1768-75
Sold for £ 1,250 (US$ 1,756) inc. premium

Lot Details
A Louis XVI vernis Martin and gold-mounted aide memoir
Maker and date letter illegible, Paris circa 1768-75
The base set on each side with miniature on ivory of a putto painting a portrait, under glass with a scrolling frame embellished with cooing doves, quivers of arrows and flaming torches set on ground of alternating bands of lacquer over shell and engine-turning separated by gold strips, the gold hinge mount and edges engraved with lattice and paterae decoration, the cover with the motto; 'Souvenir,' height 8.5cm.
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