86,000 CHF
Commedia dell'arte. Guidon, Rémond and Gide Co., Geneva, enamel by Jean-Louis Richter, end of the 18th century. Magnificent 18K gold and painted on enamel, pearl-set oval snuff box. Notes This is one of the finest tabatieres ever produced in Geneva, by the best goldsmiths and enamellists of the period. Richter, who rarely signed his work, must have considered it an exceptional piece. Jean-Louis Richter (1766-1841): learned his art under David-Etienne-Roux and Philippe-Samuel-Théodore Roux. He did not often sign his work, but it is clearly recognizable from the style and quality of the painting. Richter applied his art principally to watch cases and snuff boxes largely destined for the Chinese, Turkish, British and Italian markets. In 1828 he was in partnership with Aimé-Julien Troll (1781-1852).Richter often found inspiration for his work from paintings or engravings by artists in vogue: Van der Myn (1684-1741), Giovanni Battista Cipriani (1727-1785), John Francis Rigaud (1742-1820), John Hoffner (1748-1810) and Francesco Bartolozzi (1727-1815), or from scenes such as the "Abduction of Helen" by Guido Reni (1575-1642).For a note on Rémond, and Guidon, Rémond and Gide, see lot 67.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2003-10-11
