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BY CHARLES LE BASTIER (FL. 1754-1783), MARKED, PARIS, 1776/1777, WITH THE CHARGE MARK OF JEAN BAPTISTE FOUACHE 1774-1780
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A LOUIS XVI ENAMELLED GOLD ÉTUI
BY CHARLES LE BASTIER (FL. 1754-1783), MARKED, PARIS, 1776/1777, WITH THE CHARGE MARK OF JEAN BAPTISTE FOUACHE 1774-1780
tapering oval étui, the cover and base with panels of wavy engine-turning enamelled in translucent gold, painted en camaïeu with brown winter branches within white enamel frames, chased foliate outer borders with raised flowerheads
5 in. (127 mm.) high
BY CHARLES LE BASTIER (FL. 1754-1783), MARKED, PARIS, 1776/1777, WITH THE CHARGE MARK OF JEAN BAPTISTE FOUACHE 1774-1780
tapering oval étui, the cover and base with panels of wavy engine-turning enamelled in translucent gold, painted en camaïeu with brown winter branches within white enamel frames, chased foliate outer borders with raised flowerheads
5 in. (127 mm.) high
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