Lot n° 457
Estimation :
1300 - 1500
EUR
TABATIÈRE. - Lot 457
TABATIÈRE.
In black tortoiseshell, round in shape, decorated on the lid with a miniature portrait painted on ivory representing Queen Marie-Antoinette as Diana the Huntress, kept under curved glass in a gilded copper frame. Containing a handwritten note inside bearing the inscription: "Portrait of Marie-Antoinette in disguise as Diana on the occasion of the celebrations given for the birth of the dolphin, painted by Loq..t in 1779".
Slight accidents, but good general condition.
French work from the 18th century.
H. : 2 cm - Diameter : 8, 5 cm.
Provenance: former collection of Alain Bancel (1927-2002), then sale of his estate at Piasa Paris - 21 May 2003 under n°283.