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BY PIERRE-DENIS CHAUMONT (FL. 1774-1793), MARKED, PARIS, 1785/1786, WITH THE SECOND CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF HENRY CLAVEL
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A LOUIS XVI GOLD-MOUNTED LACQUER AND GOLD PIQUÉ CARNET-DE-BAL
by Pierre-Denis Chaumont (fl. 1774-1793), marked, Paris, 1785/1786, with the second charge and discharge marks of Henry Clavel
Slightly tapering rectangular etui-à-tablettes with arched top, of oblong section, decorated overall with a pattern of gold piqué dots alternating with club-ended Greek crosses, within gold mounts stamped with roses, obverse and reverse of cover applied with pierced gold inscription SOUVENIR D'AMITIE within reeded gold borders with rose cresting and hung with laurel swags, the obverse of the base centred with a glazed oval medallion containing a pierced and carved floral and scrolling bone monogram 'MC' suspended from a knotted ribbon, against a red silk ground, within a gold border stamped with roses, the reverse with identically framed and glazed lock of hair bound with split-pearls, on a cream-coloured silk ground; gold-capped pencil and three-leaved shaped tablets inside
3½ in. (90 mm.) high
by Pierre-Denis Chaumont (fl. 1774-1793), marked, Paris, 1785/1786, with the second charge and discharge marks of Henry Clavel
Slightly tapering rectangular etui-à-tablettes with arched top, of oblong section, decorated overall with a pattern of gold piqué dots alternating with club-ended Greek crosses, within gold mounts stamped with roses, obverse and reverse of cover applied with pierced gold inscription SOUVENIR D'AMITIE within reeded gold borders with rose cresting and hung with laurel swags, the obverse of the base centred with a glazed oval medallion containing a pierced and carved floral and scrolling bone monogram 'MC' suspended from a knotted ribbon, against a red silk ground, within a gold border stamped with roses, the reverse with identically framed and glazed lock of hair bound with split-pearls, on a cream-coloured silk ground; gold-capped pencil and three-leaved shaped tablets inside
3½ in. (90 mm.) high
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
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