BY JOSEPH-URBAIN COINY (FL. 1757- AFTER 1760), MARKED, PARIS, 1759/1760, WITH THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF ELOY BRICHARD 1756-1762, LATER STRUCK WITH TWO PARISIAN POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD

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A LOUIS XV GOLD SEALING-WAX CASE
by Joseph-Urbain Coiny (fl. 1757- after 1760), marked, Paris, 1759/1760, with the charge and discharge marks of Eloy Brichard 1756-1762, later struck with two Parisian post-1838 restricted warranty marks for gold
Slightly tapering étui of oval section, all over engine-turned with spiralling bands engraved with flowerheads on a frosted ground alternating with bands of polished gold engraved with leaves, the slightly raised rims engraved with a wavy band, the matrix engraved with an acollé coat-of-arms with a French marquis's coronet above
4 9/16 in. (116 mm.) high
1½ oz. (45 gr.)

Lot Essay

Joseph-Urbain Coiny was the brother of the famous gold-boxes maker Mathieu Coiny who sponsored him on his maîtrise in 1757. As they had the same address, they apparently shared the same workshop.
The arms are those of the Le Bas du Plessis family of Girangy (in the Berry and in Paris).

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