KRAEMER GALLERY WORKS OF ART 

Set of 18th century silk velvet and silk moire game purses embroidered with gold, silver and polychrome thread

Set of 18th century silk velvet and silk moire game purses

Most of them emblazoned in a red maroquin leather travelling casket bearing the arms of Anne Edmé Simon Cogniasse des Jardins de Fontvanne, who served in the household of Louis XVI’s mother

These game purses were traditionally given by the King to his guests on January 1st, each bearing their coat of arms

Comparable examples:
– A Kraemer Gallery game purse gifted to the Getty Museum
– Château de Versailles, a set of game purses
– Collection of Baroness Liliane de Rothschild