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MAKER'S MARK OF JOSEPH-ETIENNE BLERZY, PARIS, 1782**
Details
A FRENCH GOLD, ENAMEL AND GEM-SET CARNET-DE-BAL
Maker's Mark of Joseph-Etienne Blerzy, Paris, 1782**
Rectangular, the guilloché blue enamel panels within borders of green and opalescent enamel, the sides applied on one side with a grisaille enamel portrait of Louis XVI within diamond-set border and on the other with an oval enamelled panel of a Muse before the altar of love within a split-pearl border, the hinged cover with diamond-set inscription Souvenir d'amitié, the interior fitted with an ivory tablet and gold tipped pencil, with diamond release button, marked on bezel, also with charge and discharge of Henri Clavel
3¼ in. (8.8 cm.) long
Maker's Mark of Joseph-Etienne Blerzy, Paris, 1782**
Rectangular, the guilloché blue enamel panels within borders of green and opalescent enamel, the sides applied on one side with a grisaille enamel portrait of Louis XVI within diamond-set border and on the other with an oval enamelled panel of a Muse before the altar of love within a split-pearl border, the hinged cover with diamond-set inscription Souvenir d'amitié, the interior fitted with an ivory tablet and gold tipped pencil, with diamond release button, marked on bezel, also with charge and discharge of Henri Clavel
3¼ in. (8.8 cm.) long
Provenance
A la Vieille Russie, Paris