Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - Day 2 - 21st April 2021
Lot 742
‡ AN 18TH CENTURY FRENCH IVORY AND MOTHER OF PEARL GAMING BOX
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £380
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Description
‡ AN 18TH CENTURY FRENCH IVORY AND MOTHER OF PEARL GAMING BOX
ATTRIBUTED TO MARIAVAL LE JEUNE, C.1730-40
polychrome decorated with figures, a pair of love birds, flowers and foliage, the hinged lid with a dial for scoring, the interior with twenty-two natural, yellow and green counters
8.3cm wide, 6cm deep
Provenance
The box comes with a receipt from Jane Roberts, 180 New Bond Street, London 'A French counter box, the lid inset with a dial for scoring, late 17th century. £500'.