↗France, late 19th century-early 20th century · c. 1915–26
Water Lilies (Agapanthus)
Claude Monet
ARTWORK STUDY
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France · 1787–1788
Vari-colour Gold Bonbonnière
- Date
- 1787–1788
- Medium
- Gold
- Dimensions
- Not listed in the source consulted
- Country / context
- France
- Movement / tradition
- European and American art
- Collection
- Christie’s archived catalogue
- Attribution / role
- Marked François Chazeray; auction catalogue attribution
- Pathway
- European and American art ↗
ABOUT THIS WORK
The archived auction catalogue records a Chazeray maker’s mark. Different colours of gold contribute to the surface decoration; the object belongs to the history of luxury metalwork, where small scale and close handling are central to the experience.
Original educational overview · based on the linked museum recordPlace in the artist’s career
The securely marked enamel snuffbox and later multicolour-gold box permit comparison of pictorial ornament and worked-metal pattern. A third lacquer box is explicitly attributed to Chazeray OR François Cousin: it teaches attribution uncertainty and must not be counted as secure authorship. These objects document changing luxury materials, not a proven three-stage stylistic evolution.
The artist’s practice
Artist-wide context; individual works may differ.
Media and surface
Gold, enamel and attributed lacquer examples belong to specialised luxury-box manufacture.
Marks and structure
Small-scale borders, repeated motifs and maker’s marks organise surface and attribution evidence.
Palette and light
Enamel imagery and multicolour gold achieve different colour effects; the lacquer example has uncertain authorship.
A MOMENT TO LOOK
Start with what you can see: shapes, surface, colour and scale. How might the listed materials affect the way this object was made and experienced?
Looking prompt · an invitation to observe, not a historical interpretation.
