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BY ANTOINE SOYER (FL. 1709-1759), MARKED, PARIS, 1738/1739, WITH THE CHARGE MARK OF HUBERT LOUVET 1732-1738 AND THE DECHARGE MARK OF LOUIS ROBIN 1738-1744
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A LOUIS XV GOLD ÉTUI
BY ANTOINE SOYER (FL. 1709-1759), MARKED, PARIS, 1738/1739, WITH THE CHARGE MARK OF HUBERT LOUVET 1732-1738 AND THE DECHARGE MARK OF LOUIS ROBIN 1738-1744
slightly tapering étui of oval section, both sides of base and cover set with sablé cartouches with raised foliage and fruiting vine chasing within scroll borders, the slightly domed sablé cover chased with rocaille, the later matrix engraved with a chevalier's coat-of-arms
4½ in. (115 mm.) high
1 1/3 oz. (40 gr.)
BY ANTOINE SOYER (FL. 1709-1759), MARKED, PARIS, 1738/1739, WITH THE CHARGE MARK OF HUBERT LOUVET 1732-1738 AND THE DECHARGE MARK OF LOUIS ROBIN 1738-1744
slightly tapering étui of oval section, both sides of base and cover set with sablé cartouches with raised foliage and fruiting vine chasing within scroll borders, the slightly domed sablé cover chased with rocaille, the later matrix engraved with a chevalier's coat-of-arms
4½ in. (115 mm.) high
1 1/3 oz. (40 gr.)
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