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Goldsmith: Pierre François Drais  (French, 1726–ca. 1788)

Artist:
Miniatures by Louis Nicolas van Blarenberghe (French, Lille 1716–1794 Fontainebleau)
Artist:
and Henri Joseph van Blarenberghe (French, Lille 1750–1826 Lille)
Date:
1774–75
Culture:
French, Paris
Medium:
Gold, glass; miniatures: gouache on vellum
Dimensions:
Overall (confirmed): 1 3/8 x 3 3/8 x 2 1/2 in. (3.5 x 8.5 x 6.4 cm)
Classification:
Metalwork
Credit Line:
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession Number:
17.190.1152
  • Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

    Signature: van/Blarenberghe 1774 (on cover miniature) (see image)

    Marking: [1] crowned fleur-de-lis, 2 grains de remède, PD, device a heart (maker's mark) [2] rosette of fleurons (Paris charge mark for gold and small silver 1768-74) [3] PARIS in cipher (Paris charge mark for gold and small silver, 1774-80) [4] crowned italic L (Paris warden's mark for gold, 1774-75) [5] monkey's head (Paris discharge mark for gold and small silver, 1774-80) [6] clasped hands (Paris countermark, 1780-82) Location of marks: [1], [3], [4]: inside bottom, inside cover, inside box rim near hinge [2]: inside box rim near hinge [5], [6]: on bezel

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