Enameled Gold Shuttle, Jean Joseph Barrière, Paris, 1775.

Bucolic decor with on each side three enamelled scenes painted in pastel colors, one of which depicts a young girl having a crown of flowers placed on her head.

The central medallions are surrounded by a garland of laurels knotted with a ribbon called "à la Marie-Antoinette".

They are connected by motifs on an email simulating the agate stone symbolizing abundance and joy.

The pierced contours are decorated with stylized roses, leaves and turquoise blue enamels.

The body is very finely pierced with stars and foliage.

Punches of the Master Goldsmith Jean Joseph Barrière.

Charge: Fleur de Bassinet for 1768-1775

M: for 1775-1776

Discharge: Helmeted Head for 1768-1775

Gold tobaccons from this Master Goldsmith are found in particular in the collections of the Louvre Museums and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Tobacco boxes are more common, but shuttles are extremely rare, moreover, according to our expertise, this represents Queen Marie Antoinette when she became Queen on May 10, 1774.

The dates of the goldsmith's hallmarks are from this period.

Length 11.5cm., 4 1/2in.