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BY CLAUDE-FRANÇOIS THIERRY (FL. 1775-1793), MARKED, WITH THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-FRANÇOIS KALENDRIN 1789-1792, 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 Claude-François Thierry (fl. 1775-1793), marked, with the charge and discharge marks of Jean-François Kalendrin 1789-1792, later struck with two Parisian post-1838 restricted warranty marks for gold
Slightly tapering yellow gold étui of octagonal section, the cover, sides and base with burnished gold panels within dotted borders, the sablé borders chased with foliage, quatrefoils, pellets and laurel in yellow and red gold, raised red gold rims, the domed top of the cap chased with a swirling floral rosette on a matted ground surrounded by a husk border, blank matrix
4¼ (108 mm.) high
½ in. (19 gr.)
by Claude-François Thierry (fl. 1775-1793), marked, with the charge and discharge marks of Jean-François Kalendrin 1789-1792, later struck with two Parisian post-1838 restricted warranty marks for gold
Slightly tapering yellow gold étui of octagonal section, the cover, sides and base with burnished gold panels within dotted borders, the sablé borders chased with foliage, quatrefoils, pellets and laurel in yellow and red gold, raised red gold rims, the domed top of the cap chased with a swirling floral rosette on a matted ground surrounded by a husk border, blank matrix
4¼ (108 mm.) high
½ in. (19 gr.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 26 March 1973, lot 87 (to Dreesmann).
Dr Anton C. R. Dreesmann (inventory no. F-32).
Dr Anton C. R. Dreesmann (inventory no. F-32).
Special notice
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.