152,500 CHF
“Commedia dell’arte” Guidon, Rémond and Gide Co. , Geneva, enamel by Jean-Louis Richter, circa 1800. 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. Guidon, Rémond, Gide In 1792, the partners Joseph Guidon, Jean-George Rémond, David Gide, Laurent Guisseling and Jean-Noël Lamy informally began working as Guidon Remond Gide & Co., (the company was officially registered on January 1, 1796). In 1809 the firm took on the name of Jean Georges Rémond et Compagnie, and had offices both in Geneva and Hanau. The partners were Jean-George Rémond, Jean-Noël Lamy, Jean Boëhm, (domicilié à Hanau), Denis Blondet, Laurent Guiseling , and Daniel Berton. In 1811, Jean-George Rémond, Jean-Noël Lamy, Laurent Guisseling, Pierre Mercier and Daniel Berton formed a company known as Remond, Lamy, Mercier & Co. See: "Dictionnaire des Horlogers Genevois" by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Antiquorum Editions, Geneva, 1998. 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
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2007-05-13