January 2, 2024
RARE 1800'S FRENCH SILVER CARD TRAY ENAMEL PAINTING
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I purchased this rare French sterling card tray and the recently sold French teapot from the same estate. Approx. 5 1/4 by 7 1/2 inches. In a cartouche shape with a real Rococo feel. The silver is embellished with flowers and leaves and swags. Beautifully presented. The interior enamel painted tray area is absolutely the finest painting I have ever seen or sold . And I am a consummate collector of French enamel. The detailing of the faces, and clothing is the work of a Master artist. On the side of the painting are the initials FC. The party is off at the countryside by a river bank. They have set up an elaborate trap to capture game birds. One gentleman has a string in his hands which leads to the area the birds are in. At his side is a box ro carry them back to the estate in the background. The women have a basket of flowers they have recently gatd in the woods. It tells a story of a average day in the 18th C French Nobility. French marks cam make one go mad and this is such an example. I can make out a lozenge diamond mark but cannot make out distinctly most probably the makers initals. Another mark on the backi n a rectangle. I have scanned these mark and this is as good and as big as I can get them. Absolutely stunning piece. I am selling as is and not cleaning etc. All in wonderful condition with a tiny piece of missing
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