Oval box

Pierre II Germain (French, 1703–1783)

1760–62

Object PlaceParis, France

Medium/TechniqueMetal; silver

Dimensions9 x 18.7 x 11.1 cm, 800 gm (3 9/16 x 7 3/8 x 4 3/8 in., 28.22 oz.)

Credit LineElizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Collection

Accession number1993.444

On View

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ClassificationsSilver

Collections

Europe

ProvenanceBy 1904, Marquis de Biron, Geneva [see note 1]. Leon Helft, Paris. Madame Burat, Paris [see note 2]. By 1914, Jacques Helft, Paris. Elizabeth Parke Firestone (1897-1990) and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. (1898-1973), Akron, OH and Newport, RI; 1993; gift of the Estate of Elizabeth Parke Firestone and Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. (Accession date: May 26, 1993)

Notes:
[1] The entire toilet set was in the collection of the Marquis de Biron, Geneva.
[2] Sold by Leon Helft to Madame Burat.