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A selection of boxes by Compigne, "tabletier du Roi"   
Louis XV. The lids show: Chateau d'Inville, Port       
Vendres, a pair of round cardboard boxes with Arcadian 
landscapes, and the fountain St. Jean in Marseille.    
Cardboard, ivory, gilded pewter
#40110420

A selection of boxes by Compigne, "tabletier du Roi" Louis XV. The lids show:...

A round ebony-framed plaque in gilded pewter, showing  
the 260 m long front of the Tuileries, Paris, residence
of the rulers of France from Louis XV to Napoleon III. 
Palace is seen from Pont Royal, Pavillion de Flore in  
foreground. Ebony, pewter (late 18th) - 12 cm across
#40110421

A round ebony-framed plaque in gilded pewter, showing the 260 m long front of...

A pair of Italian capriccios, round, ebony-framed      
plaques showing imaginary landscapes.                  
Gilded pewter and blue gouache (late 18th)
#40110422

A pair of Italian capriccios, round, ebony-framed plaques showing imaginar...

View of the environs of Florence, Italy.               
Roun pewter plaque in gilded frame
#40110423

View of the environs of Florence, Italy. Roun pewter plaque in gi...

Close-up of the North-West corner of the Hotel de      
Lassay in the elegant quarter Faubourg St. Germain,    
Paris, France, the river Seine in the foreground.      
Small, rectangular pewter plaque, gilded, probably a   
fragment
#40110424

Close-up of the North-West corner of the Hotel de Lassay in the elegant qu...

Palais Bourbon and Hotel de Lassay, St. Germain, Paris.
Large gilded and gouached pewter plaque in scrolled    
frame, showing a birds-eye view of Paris' most elegant 
quarter, the Faubourg St. Germain. In the far right the
cupola of the Hotel des Invalides. 36 x 48 cm
#40110425

Palais Bourbon and Hotel de Lassay, St. Germain, Paris. Large gilded and gouache...

Palais Royal, Paris, France. Large, rectangular pewter 
plaque, forming a pair with 40-11-04/25. The Palais    
Royal was the residence of the Orleans branch of the   
French royal family.                                   
36 x 48 cm
#40110426

Palais Royal, Paris, France. Large, rectangular pewter plaque, forming a pair w...

St. Hubert, a hunting lodge near Paris, built by       
Louis XV, demolished during the Revolution. It was     
famous for its exuberant Roccoco stucco decorations.   
Large, rectangular pewter plaque, gilded and gouached. 
18 x 24 cm
#40110427

St. Hubert, a hunting lodge near Paris, built by Louis XV, demolished dur...

Chateau de Choisy near Paris, France. One of a pair of 
rectangular pewter plaques by F. Chevalier, "tabletier 
du Roi" (1776). Choisy was a hunting lodge of King     
Louis XV with a famous "table volante" that could re-  
cede into the floor to be set for discreet dinners.
#40110428

Chateau de Choisy near Paris, France. One of a pair of rectangular pewter plaqu...

Chateau de Choisy near Paris, France. One of a pair of 
rectangular pewter plaques by F. Chevalier, "tabletier 
du Roi" (1776). Choisy was a hunting lodge of King     
Louis XV with a famous "table volante" that could      
recede into the floor to be set for discreet dinners.
#40110429

Chateau de Choisy near Paris, France. One of a pair of rectangular pewter plaqu...

Henri IV, King of France (1553-1610), first king of    
the Bourbon dynasty, was extremely popular in the 18th.
Having converted from Protestantism, he issued the     
Edit de Nantes, granting freedom of cult.              
Silver-plated pewter plaque
#40110430

Henri IV, King of France (1553-1610), first king of the Bourbon dynasty, was...

Henri IV, first Bourbon King of France (1533-1610),    
was very popular in the 18th having issued the Edit    
de Nantes granting freedom of cult. One of a pair of   
gilded round pewter plaques, the other (40-11-04/32)   
shows the King's friend, Duc de Sully. - 15 cm across
#40110431

Henri IV, first Bourbon King of France (1533-1610), was very popular in the...