A Vernis Martin box with Rousseau portrait
Lot-No. 732
Proceeds : 1.700 €
France, c. 1780. 14 ct. red gold mounting, tortoiseshell, partly black laquered. Round shape, lid with portrait of the famous philosoper Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) in tempera on parchment. Laquer partly with small losings. H. 3 cm, diam. 7,7 cm.
A Vernis Martin box with Rousseau portrait
A Vernis Martin box with Rousseau portrait
Lot-No. 732
Proceeds : 1.700 €
France, c. 1780. 14 ct. red gold mounting, tortoiseshell, partly black laquered. Round shape, lid with portrait of the famous philosoper Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) in tempera on parchment. Laquer partly with small losings. H. 3 cm, diam. 7,7 cm.