Round lacquer box circled in yellow gold, the lid set with a - Lot 218

Round lacquer box circled in yellow gold, the lid set with a miniature. Master goldsmith: Jacques Barrier, Paris, 1779-1780, the miniature signed lower right Vestier, dated 1781, the portrait on ivory (Elephantidae spp*) depicting a young woman in a low-cut dress with lace and blue ribbons, her hair powdered, the box lined with horn (Bovidae), (missing, ring detached, wear). Diameter: 72 mm. Gross weight: 89.6 g. Antoine Vestier was a French painter and miniaturist, born in Avallon in 1740 and died in Paris in 1824. A miniature of Madame Vestier dated 1787 is currently in the Louvre in Paris. *Ivory specimen of Elephantidae spp (I/A) pre-Convention, prior to July 1, 1947 and therefore compliant with EC regulation 338/97 of 09/12/1996 art.2-W SCE and SPMC, and prior to July 1, 1975 and therefore compliant with the French decrees of May 4, 2017 and January 2022. A CITES re-export permit is required for export from the European Union. This lot is accompanied by a CIC issued on 18/12/2025.