PARIS, 1787, WITH THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF HENRY CLAVEL, THE COUNTER-MARK OF JEAN-FRANÇOIS KALENDRIN 1789-1792, THE PARISIAN GOLD GUARANTEE MARK OF 1798-1809, MAKER'S MARK RUBBED
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A Louis XVI vari-colour gold Snuff-Box
Paris, 1787, with the charge and discharge marks of Henry Clavel, the counter-mark of Jean-François Kalendrin 1789-1792, the Parisian gold guarantee mark of 1798-1809, maker's mark rubbed
Oval box, the cover and base engraved with panels of concentrical engine-turning scattered with pellets and stars, the sides with similarly embellished guilloché of horizontal reeding, within matted borders engraved with trailing foliage in two-colour gold, the cover centred by an oval medallion depicting two facing foliate c-scrolls and foliage chased in two-colour gold on a frosted ground, within a laurel and berry border, the side pilasters chased with ornate vases
67 mm. (2 5/8 in.) wide
(83 gr.)
Paris, 1787, with the charge and discharge marks of Henry Clavel, the counter-mark of Jean-François Kalendrin 1789-1792, the Parisian gold guarantee mark of 1798-1809, maker's mark rubbed
Oval box, the cover and base engraved with panels of concentrical engine-turning scattered with pellets and stars, the sides with similarly embellished guilloché of horizontal reeding, within matted borders engraved with trailing foliage in two-colour gold, the cover centred by an oval medallion depicting two facing foliate c-scrolls and foliage chased in two-colour gold on a frosted ground, within a laurel and berry border, the side pilasters chased with ornate vases
67 mm. (2 5/8 in.) wide
(83 gr.)