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A LOUIS XVI VARI-COLORED GOLD ETUI A CIRE AND AN EMPIRE GOLD EXAMPLE PARIS, THE FIRST CIRCA 1789, THE SECOND CIRCA 1805
Each of tapering form, the first faceted and with panels of flowerheads and beads on engine-turned panels enclosed by foliate scroll borders on a matted ground, the slip-on cover with similar decoration, the top with musical instruments and foliage on a matted ground, struck on bezel with the counter-mark of Henri Clavel (Nocq, IV, pp. 240-241) and of Jean-Francois Kalendrin (ibid, IV, pp. 241-242)--4 3/4in. (12cm.) long; the second with panels of foliate scrolls and flowerheads, with slip on cover, one end engraved with the initial B and an English baron's coronet, struck on bezel with Paris restricted warranty mark for gold, 1798-1809--3 1/2in. (8.9cm.) long
(1 oz. 10 dwt.) (2)
Each of tapering form, the first faceted and with panels of flowerheads and beads on engine-turned panels enclosed by foliate scroll borders on a matted ground, the slip-on cover with similar decoration, the top with musical instruments and foliage on a matted ground, struck on bezel with the counter-mark of Henri Clavel (Nocq, IV, pp. 240-241) and of Jean-Francois Kalendrin (ibid, IV, pp. 241-242)--4 3/4in. (12cm.) long; the second with panels of foliate scrolls and flowerheads, with slip on cover, one end engraved with the initial B and an English baron's coronet, struck on bezel with Paris restricted warranty mark for gold, 1798-1809--3 1/2in. (8.9cm.) long
(1 oz. 10 dwt.) (2)
Provenance
The second, by repute, Lord Byron