Alexandre-Raoul Morel (1801-1886), active between 1833-1850 - Lot 71

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Alexandre-Raoul Morel (1801-1886), active between 1833-1850 - Lot 71
Alexandre-Raoul Morel (1801-1886), active between 1833-1850 Yellow gold snuffbox (Greek doctor's head and eagle's head hallmarks) rectangular with guilloche background decorated with acanthus and a central medallion decorated with stylized shells. Hallmark of the Master-Goldsmith Alexandre-Raoul MOREL. End of the 19th century. N°465 (very slight traces of wear on the bottom). Weight : 53 g Alexandre-Raoul Morel, son of snuffbox maker Gabriel-Raoul, was born in Paris in 1801. He registered his two punches with the same different as his father, an ear, located at 7 rue Neuve-des Bons-Enfants, the first in 1833 for the snuffbox and the second in 1849 for the jewelry. Four boxes of this goldsmith are in the collections of the Louvre Museum described and reproduced under numbers 338 to 341 in the publication "Les tabatières du Louvre" by Mr. Serge Grandjean.
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