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A fine and rare Louis XVI gold and enamel presentation snuff box, Jacques-Felix Vienot, enamel signed by Jacques Thouron, 1787/1788
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A fine and rare Louis XVI gold and enamel presentation snuff box, Jacques-Felix Vienot, enamel signed by Jacques Thouron, 1787/1788
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Jacques Thouron (1749-1789), considered one of the finest 18th century miniaturists on enamel, was born in Geneva to a family of Protestant emigré goldsmiths. At the age of 15, he was apprenticed to the enamel painter Pierre François Marcinhès. He then moved to Paris and in 1772 joined the workshop of Jean-François Favre. Around 1780 he became miniature painter to Monsieur (the brother of Louis XVI and the future Louis XVIII.) He exhibited miniatures after Rubens, Greuze and others at the Salons of 1781 and 1782. His clientele included the French aristocracy and notables from the Arts, Literature and Politics. He died prematurely just after his fortieth birthday; and there are only few surviving examples of his work. 19th century critics considered him on par with Petitot.
