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BY LOUIS-FRANÇOIS MAUCUY (FL. 1783-1793), SIGNED, PARIS, 1786/1787, WITH THE SECOND CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF HENRY CLAVEL 1782-1789
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A LOUIS XVI TWO-COLOUR GOLD SEALING-WAX CASE
by Louis-François Maucuy (fl. 1783-1793), signed, Paris, 1786/1787, with the second charge and discharge marks of Henry Clavel 1782-1789
Slightly tapering étui-à-cire of oval section, both sides of cover and base with rectangular panels of engine-turned horizontal reeding stamped with scattered pellets, divided by sablé gold bands stamped with foliage and ovolos, bright-cut gold rims, the cover topped by a slightly domed swirling foliate rosette on a matted ground, blank matrix
4¾ in. (120 mm.) long
1 1/3 oz. (41 gr.)
by Louis-François Maucuy (fl. 1783-1793), signed, Paris, 1786/1787, with the second charge and discharge marks of Henry Clavel 1782-1789
Slightly tapering étui-à-cire of oval section, both sides of cover and base with rectangular panels of engine-turned horizontal reeding stamped with scattered pellets, divided by sablé gold bands stamped with foliage and ovolos, bright-cut gold rims, the cover topped by a slightly domed swirling foliate rosette on a matted ground, blank matrix
4¾ in. (120 mm.) long
1 1/3 oz. (41 gr.)
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