ONE BY LOUIS-FRANOIS TRONQUOY (FL. 1827-1871), MARKED, PARIS, CIRCA 1840, WITH THE THIRD STANDARD MARK FOR GOLD, PARIS, 1838-1919, THE OTHER WITH THE FRENCH EXPORT MARK 1840-1879
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TWO FRENCH GOLD BOXES
one by Louis-Franois Tronquoy (fl. 1827-1871), marked, Paris, circa 1840, with the third standard mark for gold, Paris, 1838-1919, the other with the French export mark 1840-1879
Two rectangular gold boxes with engine-turned panels on cover, sides and base, the larger one with scrolling floral borders and raised foliage thumbpiece, both centred with a cartouche of polished gold engraved with a coronet, within foliate borders, the smaller one fitted inside with a rasp and at the outside with a suspension ring
2.7/8 in. (74 mm.) and 1.7/8 in (48 mm.) wide (2)
one by Louis-Franois Tronquoy (fl. 1827-1871), marked, Paris, circa 1840, with the third standard mark for gold, Paris, 1838-1919, the other with the French export mark 1840-1879
Two rectangular gold boxes with engine-turned panels on cover, sides and base, the larger one with scrolling floral borders and raised foliage thumbpiece, both centred with a cartouche of polished gold engraved with a coronet, within foliate borders, the smaller one fitted inside with a rasp and at the outside with a suspension ring
2.7/8 in. (74 mm.) and 1.7/8 in (48 mm.) wide (2)