Louis XVI oval enamel and gold box with portrait miniature by Alexis Proffit, Paris 1786, the miniature of the duc de Penthievre by Nicholas Halle (French fl. 1782-1795),
the cover, sides and base with panels of translucent blue enamel embellished with white enamel dotting and flowerheads on a ground of engine-turned horizontal reeding, the oval miniature to th cover on ivory depicting the duc facing right in an embroidereLength 8.2cm / 3ΒΌ''
Width 6cm / 2 3/8''
Depth 2.9cm / 1 1/8''Weight: 144.5.g
18th century German coloured gold rectangular box by Les Freres Toussaint, Hanau c.1760, formerly Rothschild family collection, chased and engraved with figural decoration in yellow, rose, lemon gold and silver,
Louis XVI oval enamel and gold box with portrait miniature by Alexis Proffit, Paris 1786, the miniature of the duc de Penthievre by Nicholas Halle (French fl. 1782-1795),