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PARIS 1786, WITH THE SECOND CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF HENRY CLAVEL 1783-1789 AND THE COUNTERMARK OF JEAN-FRANOIS KALENDRIN 1789-1792, MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT
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A LOUIS XVI TWO-COLOUR GOLD SEALING-WAX CASE
Paris 1786, with the second charge and discharge marks of Henry Clavel 1783-1789 and the countermark of Jean-Franois Kalendrin 1789-1792, maker's mark indistinct
Slightly tapering tui--cire of oval section, both sides of cover and base with rectangular panels of horizontally reeded guilloch stamped with scattered pellets and flowerheads, divided by sabl gold bands stamped with foliage and flowerheads, reeded polished gold rims, the cover topped by a slightly domed swirling foliate rosette on a matted ground, blank matrix, in fitted green shagreen case
4.5/8 in. (118 mm.) high
1 oz. (33 gr.) without the shagreen case (2)
Paris 1786, with the second charge and discharge marks of Henry Clavel 1783-1789 and the countermark of Jean-Franois Kalendrin 1789-1792, maker's mark indistinct
Slightly tapering tui--cire of oval section, both sides of cover and base with rectangular panels of horizontally reeded guilloch stamped with scattered pellets and flowerheads, divided by sabl gold bands stamped with foliage and flowerheads, reeded polished gold rims, the cover topped by a slightly domed swirling foliate rosette on a matted ground, blank matrix, in fitted green shagreen case
4.5/8 in. (118 mm.) high
1 oz. (33 gr.) without the shagreen case (2)