A ROYAL LOUIS XV GILT-TOOLED BURGUNDY LEATHER COFFRE A VOYAGE

A ROYAL LOUIS XV GILT-TOOLED BURGUNDY LEATHER COFFRE A VOYAGE
ATTRIBUTED TO PIERRE VENTE, MID-18TH CENTURY
With hinged domed lid enclosing a compartment above a faux drawer and fall-front enclosing two long drawers, the sides fitted with carrying handles, decorated throughout with scrolling foliate and the coats-of-arms of Mesdames enclosing fleur-de-lys
26 ¼ in. (67 cm.) high, 38 ¼ in. (97.5 cm.) wide, 23 in. (58.5 cm.) wide

Provenance
Supplied to Mesdames, daughters of Louis XV.
Marjorie Wiggin Prescott; sold Christie's, New York, 22 November 1980, lot 249.
With Mallett & Sons, London, April 1985.
The Collection of Mr. & Mrs. John H. Gutfreund 834 Fifth Ave; sold Christie's, New York, 26 -27 January 2021, lot 115.