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E-auction 94-49264 - fjt_0215 - MENUS-PLAISIRS DU ROI MENUS PLAISIRS DU ROI 1739
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| Estimate : | 38 € |
| Price : | 30 € |
| Maximum bid : | 34 € |
| End of the sale : | 02 February 2015 18:36:30 |
| bidders : | 6 bidders |
Type : MENUS PLAISIRS DU ROI
Date: 1739
Metal : silver
Diameter : 28,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Edge : cannelée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : LUD.XV.REX CHRISTIANISS.
Obverse description : Buste à droite de Louis XV signé FM [n°322var signature].
Obverse translation : Louis XV, Roi très chrétien.
Reverse
Reverse legend : SUPERIS NON GRATIOR USUS; À L'EXERGUE: MENUS PLAISIRS ET AFFAIRES DE LA CHAMBRE.1739.
Reverse description : Vase à parfums fumant sur un trépied.
Reverse translation : La nécessité n'est pas plus reconnaissante envers les divinités.
Historical background
MENUS-PLAISIRS DU ROI
The full name of this administration is "Silverware, Small Pleasures and Affairs of the King's Chamber". This is the department in charge of theater sets, costumes and accessories for plays, ballets and shows organized at court. It is headed by a steward. From the Hôtel du Roi, the Menus Plaisirs et Affaires de la Chambre service provided the King with the means to appear as a sovereign. The term menus covers the small supplies made by the valets de chambre, barbers and upholsterers, liveries, travel, almanacs and calendars intended for the Court, jewels and portraits offered by the King.
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