PARIS, 1776/1777, WITH THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-BAPTISTE FOUACHE, MAKER'S MARK RUBBED
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A LOUIS XVI GOLD-MOUNTED COMPOSITION AND PIQUÉ BONBONNIÈRE
Paris, 1776/1777, with the charge and discharge marks of Jean-Baptiste Fouache, maker's mark rubbed
Circular coral-coloured composition box, the independent cover and base centred by a circular medallion chased and engraved in two-colour gold with a flowerhead surrounded by a swirling rosette within a stylized acanthus leaf gold border, on a radiating swirling sunburst in two-colour gold piqué posé, the sides decorated with matching vertical stripes, the gold rims engraved with a stylized acanthus leaf border, the interior lined with dark brown composition
79 mm. (3.1/8 in.) diam.
Paris, 1776/1777, with the charge and discharge marks of Jean-Baptiste Fouache, maker's mark rubbed
Circular coral-coloured composition box, the independent cover and base centred by a circular medallion chased and engraved in two-colour gold with a flowerhead surrounded by a swirling rosette within a stylized acanthus leaf gold border, on a radiating swirling sunburst in two-colour gold piqué posé, the sides decorated with matching vertical stripes, the gold rims engraved with a stylized acanthus leaf border, the interior lined with dark brown composition
79 mm. (3.1/8 in.) diam.