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Agate Box With Gilt Pomponne Mounts, Antique, 19th Century

$706.03
£523.67
€600
CA$990.67
A$1,006.61
CHF 570.27
MX$12,247.92
NOK 6,686.92
SEK 6,723.35
DKK 4,578.11

About the Item

French 19th Century striated agate box with fine engine engraved gilt mounts and base, in Pomponne which is an alloy developed by two goldsmiths, Turgot and Daumy, who set up shop at the Hôtel de Pomponne on Rue de la Verrerie in Paris at the end of the 18th century. It is a copper-based metal designed to imitate gold or silver. Louis XVI granted them a manufacturing privilege in 1785, although until then, all imitations were prohibited. A very lovely example of what would probably originally have been used for pills. A piece of beautiful banded agate with striations of green, grey, white and red is set into the lid. The base is finely chased as are the mounts to the top and bottom of the body of the box. The inside has been later finished to prevent any reaction between the box metal and its contents. It feels beautiful in the hand and is truly a little jewel of a box.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 1.09 in (2.75 cm)Width: 1.48 in (3.75 cm)Depth: 0.69 in (1.75 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Some small marks to the gilding.
  • Gallery Location:
    Cotignac, FR
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: LG/ SmallBandedAgate1stDibs: LU1430216378922

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