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ONE BY JEAN-BAPTISTE-FRANÇOIS LEBEL (FL. 1774-C.1811), MARKED, WITH THE THIRD STANDARD AND EXCISE MARKS FOR GOLD, PARIS 1798-1809, LATER STRUCK WITH TWO PARISIAN POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD, ONE WITH INDISTINCT MAKER'S MARK, WITH THE PARISIAN RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARK FOR GOLD 1809-1819, THE SILVER CASE BY THOMAS WILLMORE (FL. 1773-1801), MARKED, BIRMINGHAM, 1798
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TWO FRENCH GOLD NEEDLE CASES AND A GEORGE III SILVER NEEDLE CASE
one by Jean-Baptiste-François Lebel (fl. 1774-c.1811), marked, with the third standard and excise marks for gold, Paris 1798-1809, later struck with two Parisian post-1838 restricted warranty marks for gold, one with indistinct maker's mark, with the Parisian restricted warranty mark for gold 1809-1819, the silver case by Thomas Willmore (fl. 1773-1801), marked, Birmingham, 1798
Two slightly tapering of octagonal section, one engine-turned with arched reeding, with cover and sides stamped with pellets and foliate rims, the domed cap similarly engraved, the matrix engraved with Gothic letter 'M'; one with cover and sides stamped with foliage on a sablé ground, slightly raised domed cap and blank matrix; the silver case of hexagonal flattened section, the cover and sides engraved with foliate swags, blank matrix
3 1/8; 2¾ and 3 5/8 in. (83; 70 and 91 mm.) long, respectively
¼ oz. (12 gr.); 1/16 oz. (5 gr.), respectively (3)
one by Jean-Baptiste-François Lebel (fl. 1774-c.1811), marked, with the third standard and excise marks for gold, Paris 1798-1809, later struck with two Parisian post-1838 restricted warranty marks for gold, one with indistinct maker's mark, with the Parisian restricted warranty mark for gold 1809-1819, the silver case by Thomas Willmore (fl. 1773-1801), marked, Birmingham, 1798
Two slightly tapering of octagonal section, one engine-turned with arched reeding, with cover and sides stamped with pellets and foliate rims, the domed cap similarly engraved, the matrix engraved with Gothic letter 'M'; one with cover and sides stamped with foliage on a sablé ground, slightly raised domed cap and blank matrix; the silver case of hexagonal flattened section, the cover and sides engraved with foliate swags, blank matrix
3 1/8; 2¾ and 3 5/8 in. (83; 70 and 91 mm.) long, respectively
¼ oz. (12 gr.); 1/16 oz. (5 gr.), respectively (3)
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