A FRENCH GOLD BONBONNIRE
A FRENCH GOLD BONBONNIRE

BY JEAN-BAPTISTE LIZON (FL. 1757-1811), MARKED, PARIS, WITH THE WARRANTY AND EXCISE MARKS FOR GOLD, PARIS 1798-1809, THE POST-REVOLUTIONARY UNOFFICIAL STANDARD MARK FOR 18 CARAT GOLD AND THE 'RCENSE' MARK FOR GOLD, PARIS 1809-1819

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A FRENCH GOLD BONBONNIRE
by Jean-Baptiste Lizon (fl. 1757-1811), marked, Paris, with the warranty and excise marks for gold, Paris 1798-1809, the post-Revolutionary unofficial standard mark for 18 carat gold and the 'rcense' mark for gold, Paris 1809-1819
Circular box, the independent cover and base engine-turned with a rhomboidal pattern, the sides engraved with horizontally reeded engine-turning, the matted gold rims stamped with trailing foliage
2.3/8 in. (61 mm.) diam.
2 oz. (62 gr.)

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