BY SÉBASTIEN CHÉRET, MARKED, PARIS, 1775/1776, WITH THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-BAPTISTE FOUACHE
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A LOUIS XVI VARI-COLOUR GOLD SEALING-WAX CASE
by Sébastien Chéret, marked, Paris, 1775/1776, with the charge and discharge marks of Jean-Baptiste Fouache
Slightly tapering gold étui-à-cire of oval section, the domed plain cover topped by a swirling rosette, the matrix engraved with the coat-of-arms of the Adam family from Paris, the cover and base chased with vertical flutes, bordered by sablé bands chased with three-colour gold flower sprigs alternating with rosettes
124 mm. (4.7/8 in.) long
43 gr. (1 oz.)
by Sébastien Chéret, marked, Paris, 1775/1776, with the charge and discharge marks of Jean-Baptiste Fouache
Slightly tapering gold étui-à-cire of oval section, the domed plain cover topped by a swirling rosette, the matrix engraved with the coat-of-arms of the Adam family from Paris, the cover and base chased with vertical flutes, bordered by sablé bands chased with three-colour gold flower sprigs alternating with rosettes
124 mm. (4.7/8 in.) long
43 gr. (1 oz.)