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BY PIERRE-LUCIEN JOITTEAU (FL. 1773-1793), MARKED, PARIS, 1780/1781, WITH THE FIRST CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF HENRY CLAVEL 1780-1782, LATER STRUCK WITH TWO PARISIAN POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD
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A LOUIS XVI THREE-COLOUR GOLD BONBONNIÈRE
by Pierre-Lucien Joitteau (fl. 1773-1793), marked, Paris, 1780/1781, with the first charge and discharge marks of Henry Clavel 1780-1782, later struck with two Parisian post-1838 restricted warranty marks for gold
Circular box, the independent cover and base engine-turned with concentric reeding stamped with scattered pellets, the sides similarly stamped on horizontally reeded engine-turning, the lid centred by a circular reserve applied with a foliate rosette on a frosted ground within a beaded border, the matted gold rims applied with raised beads
2 in. (51 mm.) diam.
2 1/3 oz. (67 gr.)
by Pierre-Lucien Joitteau (fl. 1773-1793), marked, Paris, 1780/1781, with the first charge and discharge marks of Henry Clavel 1780-1782, later struck with two Parisian post-1838 restricted warranty marks for gold
Circular box, the independent cover and base engine-turned with concentric reeding stamped with scattered pellets, the sides similarly stamped on horizontally reeded engine-turning, the lid centred by a circular reserve applied with a foliate rosette on a frosted ground within a beaded border, the matted gold rims applied with raised beads
2 in. (51 mm.) diam.
2 1/3 oz. (67 gr.)