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86 - MEDALLION FROM THE SECOND HALF OF THE 18th CENTURY Attribute…
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Estimate €1,000 - €1,500
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MEDALLION FROM THE SECOND HALF OF THE 18th CENTURY Attributed to Thomas Compigné Gilt pewter, silvered and painted polychrome, the reverse in tortoiseshell, decorated with village architecture animated with characters, printed label on the back "LEON GRUEL/Relieur d'Art/Objets et Livres Anciens/418/Rue St. Honoré/Paris", in a blackened wood frame of later period D. (unframed): 7.5 cm (3 in.) A gilt, silvered, polychrome decorated pewter and tortoiseshell medallion, second half of the 18th century, attributed to Thomas Compigne This Compigné collection is a perfect illustration of the genius and talent of Thomas Compigné, Louis XV's preferred table-maker, who came from Italy and set up shop in Paris on rue Greneta under the Roi David sign. He attracted a large clientele with his boxes, tric-trac games, snuffboxes and cane handles in blond tortoiseshell inlaid with gold. He also specialised in the production of precious paintings, the technique of which is still a mystery and which today bear his name. A sheet of tin is stamped and applied to a sheet of tortoiseshell or cardboard, then decorated with gold, silver, gouache and coloured varnishes. However, the process used to fix all these materials onto the pewter is unknown. The Almanach Dauphin of 1777, listing the main merchants and craftsmen in France, described Compigné as follows: "This skilful artist has just executed new snuffboxes in camayeu worked on the lathe, on which are sculpted in relief perspectives of landscapes and castles, in accordance with the designs given to him as models". Our set is a perfect illustration of Compigné's body of work, in which we find many of his favourite subjects of inspiration: compositional landscapes animated by figures, pastoral scenes or genre scenes, all exalted by a great finesse of line, a mastery of perspective effects and a skilful play of contrasting colours. *Information for buyers: If you are leaving the EU, you may need to obtain a CITES re-export permit, which is the responsibility of the future buyer. *Information to the buyers : For an exit from the EU, a CITES re-export certificate will be necessary, at the buyer's expense.
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About the sale Furniture and Works of Art - Evening Sale (Lot 1-170)
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Auction time 06/16/2026 at 5:00 PM
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