A French 18k gold mounted lacquer bonbonniere painted with Cupid, possibly after Francois Boucher. - image-1
A French 18k gold mounted lacquer bonbonniere painted with Cupid, possibly after Francois Boucher. - image-2
A French 18k gold mounted lacquer bonbonniere painted with Cupid, possibly after Francois Boucher. - image-1A French 18k gold mounted lacquer bonbonniere painted with Cupid, possibly after Francois Boucher. - image-2

Lot 6 D‡α

A French 18k gold mounted lacquer bonbonniere painted with Cupid, possibly after Francois Boucher.

Auction 1219 - overview Cologne
17.05.2023, 16:00 - Jewellery and Watches
Estimate: 800 € - 1.200 €
Result: 1.638 € (incl. premium)
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A French 18k gold mounted lacquer bonbonniere painted with Cupid, possibly after Francois Boucher.

Vernis martin with varnished oil painting on papier maché; tortoiseshell lining. Round box decorated in the manner of Boucher with fluffy clouds, Cupid with a dove on the lid and a quiver on the base. With moulded gold mountings. Indistinct Parisian hallmark, possibly that of Julien Alaterre (1768 - 1774). H 2.5 cm. Diameter 5 cm.
Paris, c. 1780.

Provenance

From a Berlin collection.

Literature

For the decor cf. Kopplin/Forray-Carlier, Vernis Martin, Französischer Lack im 18. Jh., no. 69.