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

View of the environs of Florence, Italy. Roun pewter plaque in gilded frame
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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Henri IV, first Bourbon King of France (1533-1610), was very popular in the...