Lot Essay
For another box by this goldsmith see lot 35.
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BY JEAN DUCROLLAY (FL. 1734-1761), MARKED, PARIS, 1738/1739, WITH THE CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF LOUIS ROBIN 1738-1744, STRUCK WITH TWO FRENCH POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD
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A LOUIS XV GOLD ÉTUI
BY JEAN DUCROLLAY (FL. 1734-1761), MARKED, PARIS, 1738/1739, WITH THE CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF LOUIS ROBIN 1738-1744, STRUCK WITH TWO FRENCH POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD
slightly tapering étui of oval section, both sides of base and cover of polished gold and within fluted borders, reeded gold bands with slightly domed cover, the matrix engraved with a French coat-of-arms with a marquis' coronet above
4 1/3 in. (109 mm.) high
1¾ oz. (54 gr.)
BY JEAN DUCROLLAY (FL. 1734-1761), MARKED, PARIS, 1738/1739, WITH THE CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF LOUIS ROBIN 1738-1744, STRUCK WITH TWO FRENCH POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD
slightly tapering étui of oval section, both sides of base and cover of polished gold and within fluted borders, reeded gold bands with slightly domed cover, the matrix engraved with a French coat-of-arms with a marquis' coronet above
4 1/3 in. (109 mm.) high
1¾ oz. (54 gr.)
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