A Louis XV gold-mounted tortoiseshell box

possibly by Pierre-Aymé Joubert, Paris marks for 1744 - 1750, and later restricted warranty marks

possibly by Pierre-Aymé Joubert, Paris marks for 1744 - 1750, and later restricted warranty marks
Rectangular, the cagework frame with Rococo scrolls, set with panels of tortoiseshell, the lid later set with an earlier oil miniature with gold border, length 7.2cm.

Provenance:
Sotheby's, London, 29th March 1976, lot 119.
Dr Anton Dreesmann, inventory number F-13.
Christie's, London, 11th April 2002, lot 893.
Private European collection.