Description
Magnificent and unique box called "tooth set" of King Louis XVIII, by Grangeret, (in collaboration with Biennais and Genu) In mahogany, decorated on the lid with a silver inlay of a six-sided plate with the "Armes de France" and a series of palms and foliage on the edge. With its cloverleaf key. Silver box plate signed "Grangeret Coutelier du Roi à Paris." Trimmed inside with scarlet velvet, it contains: On the right and left sides, two round cut-crystal boxes with gilt lids (132.84 g gross) and two cut-crystal bottles, with screw caps, in gold also decorated with the "Arms of France", chiseled on the border of palmettes (7.23 g gross). In the centre, a tray containing: - Five polished steel instruments, with cut mother-of-pearl handles, gold fittings and shields engraved with the "Armes de France". - A round gold case with a semis on an amatized background, containing a silver nitrate pencil holder entitled "pierre infernale". - A penknife, signed on the blade "Grangeret à Paris". Mother-of-pearl flanges, engraved gold fittings and shields with the "Armes de France", in engraved gold. - A double effect instrument, in polished glazed metal. Gross weight of the set: 145,87 g. - On the bottom plate: six scaling wheels, in polished steel, with mother-of-pearl handles. Gold trim and shields engraved with the "Armes de France". Accompanied by a chisel in gold and polished metal, with curved blades. Gross weight of the set: 129.16 g. Also in the bottom of the box is a superb slightly curved toothbrush in gold, engraved with the "Armes de France", decorated with enamelled palmettes and foliage, as well as a booklet of pewter leaves for fillings and files. Note that the brush is identical to the one of Bonaparte, exhibited at Malmaison. It differs from it only by the engraving of the arms. Gross weight: 15,74 g. On the toothbrush: small gold guarantee mark, Paris 1809-1819 On the vermeil boxes, we note the presence of the silver title and guarantee marks (1797-1809) and the Genu goldsmith's mark. T.B.E. First Empire - Restoration period. This box of dental instruments would have been conceived and commissioned by Dubois Foucou at the beginning of 1814 to ensure the dental care of King Louis XVIII. This remarkable box is the only one that is complete, with its original sheathing in very good condition, the fruit of the collaboration between Grangeret, Biennais and Genu. Exhibition: Rouen 2006 dental exhibition, "The art of dentistry, beliefs, care, prevention" Biography: Pierre-François GRANGERET, the only heir of Pierre Grangeret, obtained a goldsmith's hallmark in 1805 and reached the height of fame in 1806 when he became Napoleon's cutler. Despite the changes of regime, he continued to be favoured by Louis XVIII and Charles X. We owe him in particular a dental surgery kit for the Great Imperial Arms and numerous surgical tools.
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Magnificent and unique box called "tooth set" of King Louis XVIII, by Grangeret, (in collaboration with Biennais and Genu) In mahogany, decorated on the lid with a silver inlay of a six-sided plate with the "Armes de France" and a series of palms and foliage on the edge. With its cloverleaf key. Silver box plate signed "Grangeret Coutelier du Roi à Paris." Trimmed inside with scarlet velvet, it contains: On the right and left sides, two round cut-crystal boxes with gilt lids (132.84 g gross) and two cut-crystal bottles, with screw caps, in gold also decorated with the "Arms of France", chiseled on the border of palmettes (7.23 g gross). In the centre, a tray containing: - Five polished steel instruments, with cut mother-of-pearl handles, gold fittings and shields engraved with the "Armes de France". - A round gold case with a semis on an amatized background, containing a silver nitrate pencil holder entitled "pierre infernale". - A penknife, signed on the blade "Grangeret à Paris". Mother-of-pearl flanges, engraved gold fittings and shields with the "Armes de France", in engraved gold. - A double effect instrument, in polished glazed metal. Gross weight of the set: 145,87 g. - On the bottom plate: six scaling wheels, in polished steel, with mother-of-pearl handles. Gold trim and shields engraved with the "Armes de France". Accompanied by a chisel in gold and polished metal, with curved blades. Gross weight of the set: 129.16 g. Also in the bottom of the box is a superb slightly curved toothbrush in gold, engraved with the "Armes de France", decorated with enamelled palmettes and foliage, as well as a booklet of pewter leaves for fillings and files. Note that the brush is identical to the one of Bonaparte, exhibited at Malmaison. It differs from it only by the engraving of the arms. Gross weight: 15,74 g. On the toothbrush: small gold guarantee mark, Paris 1809-1819 On the vermeil boxes, we note the presence of the silver title and guarantee marks (1797-1809) and the Genu goldsmith's mark. T.B.E. First Empire - Restoration period. This box of dental instruments would have been conceived and commissioned by Dubois Foucou at the beginning of 1814 to ensure the dental care of King Louis XVIII. This remarkable box is the only one that is complete, with its original sheathing in very good condition, the fruit of the collaboration between Grangeret, Biennais and Genu. Exhibition: Rouen 2006 dental exhibition, "The art of dentistry, beliefs, care, prevention" Biography: Pierre-François GRANGERET, the only heir of Pierre Grangeret, obtained a goldsmith's hallmark in 1805 and reached the height of fame in 1806 when he became Napoleon's cutler. Despite the changes of regime, he continued to be favoured by Louis XVIII and Charles X. We owe him in particular a dental surgery kit for the Great Imperial Arms and numerous surgical tools.
