Eight preparatory drawings representing : - Lot 271

Eight preparatory drawings representing : - A covered pot with engraved decoration of zebus and birds in flight, in yellow gold, rock crystal, diamonds and lapis lazuli. Pencil and gouache on card. Numbered 8240 A, 10405 and 12156. Size: 40x30cm. - A covered pot with painted decoration of zebus and birds in flight, in yellow gold, green decorative stone, diamonds and lapis lazuli. Pencil and gouache on card. Numbered 10150, size 39.9x30cm (bends). - A covered pot topped with a pinecone, in yellow gold, rock crystal, diamonds and coral. Pencil and gouache on card. Numbered 10659. Size: 50x39.9cm. (Paper distortion). - A Medici vase with handles in yellow gold, diamonds, lapis lazuli and hard stone. Pencil and gouache on cardboard. Numbered 11696 and annotated "Height 38cm". Size: 39.8x30cm. - A Medici vase with handles in yellow gold, diamonds, onyx, emeralds and hard stone. Pencil and gouache on card. Numbered 11697. Size: 50x32.4cm. - A statue of a violinist on a base in yellow gold, rock crystal, red jasper and hard stones. Pencil and gouache on card. Numbered 10758. Size: 39.8x29.7cm. - A statue of a dancer in tutu on a yellow gold, rock crystal, red jasper and diamond base. Pencil and gouache on card. Numbered 10759. Size: 40x29.7cm. - A statue of the novel character "Le Capitan" in yellow gold, onyx, rock crystal, diamonds and colored stones. Pencil and gouache on card. Size: 39.9x29.9cm. Bibliography : - RAULET, Sylvie, Cristal de roche, Editions Assouline, 1999, pp. 200-203, for reproductions of similar Boucheron figures. - NERET, Gilles, Boucheron-Histoire d'une dynastie de joailliers, Pont Royal, 1988, P. 217, for reproductions of similar figures. Attached is a photo of a preparatory drawing of a covered pot, numbered 10659.