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Globular sponge-box
Henri-Louis Le Gaigneur (French, 1706–1776)
French (St. Omer)
1730
Object Place: Europe, St. Omer, France
Medium/Technique
Metal; silver
Dimensions
Weight: 7 oz., 7.8 x 10.2 cm (0.44 lb., 3 1/16 x 4 in.)
Credit Line
Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Collection
Accession Number1993.387.4
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionGlobular sponge-box with molded rims
Marks
"Reconnaissance": St.OM under the Lorraine cross for Saint Omer, between 1750-1785.(twice inside the inferior part, twice inside the lid cover).
“Reconnaissance”: Lorraine cross under a crown for St Omer, small works, “menus ouvrages”, circa 1760.(on the rim, underbase).
Maker's mark: Crowned LG for Henri Louis Le Gaigneur, master in 1728, died in 1776.(on the rim, under base)
Maker's mark: small G crown, small maker's mark of Henri Louis Le Gaigneur, master in 1728, died in 1776.(on the rim, under base).
“Reconnaissance”: Lorraine cross under a crown for St Omer, small works, “menus ouvrages”, circa 1760.(on the rim, underbase).
Maker's mark: Crowned LG for Henri Louis Le Gaigneur, master in 1728, died in 1776.(on the rim, under base)
Maker's mark: small G crown, small maker's mark of Henri Louis Le Gaigneur, master in 1728, died in 1776.(on the rim, under base).
InscriptionsEngraved with accole coats-of-arms (wedding) of the Marquis Joseph de la Moussaye and his wife, Louise Francoise Josephe de Harchies (married in 1754).
ProvenanceJanuary 12, 1957, sold by H. Baur (dealer), Paris, to Elizabeth Parke Firestone (b. 1897- d. 1990) and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. (b. 1898 - d. 1973), Akron, OH and Newport, RI; 1993; gift of the estate of Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 26, 1993)