A Louis XVI gold-mounted Bonbonnière set with a "Pietra Dura" Plaque
BY HENRY GARAND, MARKED, PARIS, 1789, WITH THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-FRANÇOIS KALENDRIN
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A Louis XVI gold-mounted Bonbonnière set with a "Pietra Dura" Plaque
by Henry Garand, marked, Paris, 1789, with the charge and discharge marks of Jean-François Kalendrin
Circular dark box with gold mounts, the independent cover set with a Pietra Dura plaque depicting a gilt mounted white stone urn with lobed handles hung with blue ribbons against a mottled dark green background, incrusted with hardstones including marble, agate and lapis-lazuli
89 mm. (3½ in.) diam.
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The Parisian goldsmith Henry Garand struck his mark in 1784 and was recorded until 1793.