21st Jul, 2018 10:00 GMT/BST

Summer Fine Art Sale

 
  Lot 112
 

112

A French Blonde Tortoiseshell Snuff Box, circa 1790, circular with pull-off cover and two...

A French Blonde Tortoiseshell Snuff Box, circa 1790, circular with pull-off cover and two colour gold foliate mount, the cover inset with a gilt metal medal commemorating the return of Louis XVI to Paris in 1789 by Benjamin Duvivier (1730-1819), 7.5cm diameter

The medal within this box was produced in 1789 after the return of Louis XVI to Paris. It depicts the King being led by a female figure of Paris and a further woman and child with the Tuileries Palace beyond and is inscribed Jy Ferai Desormais Ma Demeure Habituelle, Arrive Du Roi a Paris Le 6 Oct 1789. These events taking place after the Women's March on Versailles the previous day, which saw thousands of angry market women, and other revolutionaries, head to Versailles over the lack of and high price of available food. The King eventually giving in to the crowd's demands and releasing food from the Royal stores and returning with his family to Paris.

Sold for £600
Estimated at £300 - £500


 

The mounts on the rims at opening are slightly loose and missing pins. These would benefit from being re-pinned. Spots of discolouration and vert de gris on the medal. Some scratching to the box and wear to underside. Cover fits well. Reverse of medal not visible on interior of cover, due to adhesive residue.

 


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Auction: Summer Fine Art Sale, 21st Jul, 2018

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