Paris, early 18th century, circa 1720.
Gilt bronze bronze, mercury mirror, painted wood in imitation of red tortoiseshell.
H. 70.5 cm. (27 ¾ in.); W. 53.7 cm. (21 ¼ in.); D. 7 cm. (2 ¾ in.).
PROVENANCE: collection of Élisabeth Charlotte d’Orléans (1676-1744), Duchess of Lorraine and Bar, at the château of Lunéville (inventoried in April 1732).
