BOÎTE À PORTRAIT DE STYLE GEORGE II EN OR ET...

De forme cartouche ciselée de coquille rocaille alternant avec des panneaux moulurés de filets, l'appuie-pouce en enroulements rocailles, le couvercle centré d'une plaque émaillée figurant un homme en armure et manteaux magenta, flanquée de large feuilles de palme, poinçons de contrôle français postérieur
L.: 9,5 cm. (33⁄4 in.)
Poids brut: 234 gr. (7 oz. 10 dwt.)

Provenance
A GOLD BOITE-A-PORTRAIT SET WITH AN ENAMEL MINIATURE, THE MINIATURE BY JOHANN FRIEDRICH ARDIN, GENEVA, CIRCA 1710; THE BOX PROBABLY CIRCA 1830
Cartouche shaped chased with rococo shells interspersed with moulded frames, the thumbpiece with rococo scrolls, the cover centred by an enamel plaque depicting a man in armour with magenta coat and wig, the medallion framed by two large palm leaves, with later French control marks

Johann Friedrich Ardin from Geneva (fl. 1700-1720) was a painter of miniatures who worked almost exclusively at the court of the Elector of the Palatinate, Johann William of Neuburg-Wittelsbach in Düsseldorf.