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Joseph Étienne Blerzy  (French, active 1750–1806)

Artist:
Painting by Louis Nicolas van Blarenberghe (French, Lille 1716–1794 Fontainebleau)
Artist:
and Henri Joseph van Blarenberghe (French, Lille 1750–1826 Lille)
Date:
1778–79
Culture:
French (Paris)
Medium:
Gold, enamel
Dimensions:
Overall (confirmed): 1 1/16 x 2 13/16 x 1 5/8 in. (2.7 x 7.1 x 4.1 cm)
Classification:
Metalwork
Credit Line:
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession Number:
17.190.1130
  • Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

    Marking: [1] crowned fleur-de-lis, two grains de remède, J E B, device a level (maker's mark) [2] PARIS in cipher (Paris charge mark for gold and small silver, 1774-80) [3] crowned italic P (warden's mark for gold, 1778-79) [4] monkey's head (Paris discharge mark for gold and small silver,1774-80) [5] 795 (probably retailer's number) Location of marks: [1] - [3]: inside bottom, front wall and cover [4], [5]: on insetting rim of box

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