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BY JEAN-JACQUES THOMAS DES LONGCHAMPS (FL. 1782 - AFTER 1785), MARKED, PARIS, 1785/1786, WITH THE SECOND CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF HENRY CLAVEL, LATER STRUCK WITH TWO PARISIAN POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD
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A LOUIS XVI TWO-COLOUR GOLD SEALING-WAX CASE
by Jean-Jacques Thomas des Longchamps (fl. 1782 - after 1785), marked, Paris, 1785/1786, with the second charge and discharge marks of Henry Clavel, later struck with two Parisian post-1838 restricted warranty marks for gold
Slightly tapering étui-à-cire of oval section, both sides of cover and base with rectangular panels of horizontally reeded guilloché stamped with scattered pellets and flowerheads, divided by sablé gold bands stamped with foliage, berries and flowerheads, the gold rims stamped with foliage, the slightly domed cover topped by a foliate rosette on a matted ground, blank matrix
4 15/16 in. (125 mm.) high
1½ oz. (48 gr.)
by Jean-Jacques Thomas des Longchamps (fl. 1782 - after 1785), marked, Paris, 1785/1786, with the second charge and discharge marks of Henry Clavel, later struck with two Parisian post-1838 restricted warranty marks for gold
Slightly tapering étui-à-cire of oval section, both sides of cover and base with rectangular panels of horizontally reeded guilloché stamped with scattered pellets and flowerheads, divided by sablé gold bands stamped with foliage, berries and flowerheads, the gold rims stamped with foliage, the slightly domed cover topped by a foliate rosette on a matted ground, blank matrix
4 15/16 in. (125 mm.) high
1½ oz. (48 gr.)
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