A ROYAL LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED GILT-TOOLED RED LEATHER COFFER BY ANTOINE LANSON, SUPPLIED TO MARIE-ANTOINETTE, CIRCA 1775

A ROYAL LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED GILT-TOOLED RED LEATHER COFFER
BY ANTOINE LANSON, SUPPLIED TO MARIE-ANTOINETTE, CIRCA 1775
The domed lid stamped with the coat-of-arms of Marie-Antoinette as Queen within a gilt stamped border, the rectangular case with a cartouche form escutcheon and further hooks within entwined foliate borders and with carrying handles to the sides, the underside with golden embossed 'L L' centered by cockerel
7 in. (18 cm) high, 35 in. (89 cm.) wide, 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm.) deep

Provenance
Acquired from Pascal Izarn, Paris.
Property from an Important French Private Collection; Christie's, New York, 20 April 2018, lot 19.