fully marked, the rim engraved "Au Petit Dunkerque". LOT 218
image from Richard Jean-Jacques,
Bijoux Et Pierres Precieuses here
Charles-Alexandre Bouillerot, born into a family of goldsmiths, was one of several gold box makers Paris retailer Charles-Reymond Grancher,
"Au Petit Dunkerque" commissioned for purchase by the French nobility during the reign of Louis XVI. Grancher served as
bijoutier du reine.
His shop was at 3 quai de Conti, on the corner of the Rue Dauphine (6th arrondissement, Paris).
César-François Cassini de Thury, astronomer, member of the French Academy of Sciences -"taking snuff"
miniature watercolor on ivory by Nattier, c. 1750
These little jewels of boxes have always fascinated me with their intricate beauty!
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Karena
The Arts by Karena
I saw a rabbit handled cane that perhaps I could afford. Wish I could watch the auction. Will you be bidding on anything?
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