Lot Essay
Jean-Bernard Sauvage was apprenticed in 1749 to Pierre-Jean Briceau. He struck his mark in 1762 and is last mentioned in 1791.
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A LOUIS XVI ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
by Jean-Bernard Sauvage, Paris, 1784-1788, with the charge of Henry Clavel
Oblong oval box, the cover, sides and base with engine-turned panels enamelled in translucent dark blue and scattered with gilt stars, framed by matted bands applied with opalescent beads and leaves and flower-heads enamelled in translucent blue and green -- 95 mm wide
by Jean-Bernard Sauvage, Paris, 1784-1788, with the charge of Henry Clavel
Oblong oval box, the cover, sides and base with engine-turned panels enamelled in translucent dark blue and scattered with gilt stars, framed by matted bands applied with opalescent beads and leaves and flower-heads enamelled in translucent blue and green -- 95 mm wide