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BY LOUIS ROUCEL (FL. 1763-1787), MARKED, PARIS, 1769/1770, WITH THE CHARGE MARKS OF JULIEN ALATERRE 1768-1774, LATER STRUCK WITH TWO FRENCH POST-1893 IMPORT MARKS FOR GOLD
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A LOUIS XV ENAMELLED GOLD SHUTTLE
by Louis Roucel (fl. 1763-1787), marked, Paris, 1769/1770, with the charge marks of Julien Alaterre 1768-1774, later struck with two French post-1893 import marks for gold
Pierced gold shuttle, both sides with star-shaped branches engraved with flutes and enamelled with pink and blue flowerheads, the borders enamelled in translucent green with leaves alternating with ribbon-twist motifs
4 11/16 in. (119 mm.) long
by Louis Roucel (fl. 1763-1787), marked, Paris, 1769/1770, with the charge marks of Julien Alaterre 1768-1774, later struck with two French post-1893 import marks for gold
Pierced gold shuttle, both sides with star-shaped branches engraved with flutes and enamelled with pink and blue flowerheads, the borders enamelled in translucent green with leaves alternating with ribbon-twist motifs
4 11/16 in. (119 mm.) long
Provenance
With S. J. Phillips Ltd, London, 1993, acquired by
Dr Anton C. R. Dreesmann (inventory no. F-246).
Dr Anton C. R. Dreesmann (inventory no. F-246).
Special notice
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