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A GERMAN SILVER-GILT BOX AND A FRENCH SILVER BOX
THE FIRST MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT, PARIS, 1734; THE SECOND, CIRCA 1730
The first cartouche form, the base chased with a lady musician with swans in a pastoral setting, the sides engraved with trees and buildings, the hinged cover chased and engraved with mythological scene, marked on interior and cover struck with the discharge of Hubert Louvet--2¾in. (6.3cm.) long; The second oblong with canted corners, the hinged cover engraved with scrolls with vacant cartouche, apparently unmarked--2 5/8in. (5.3cm.) long (2)
THE FIRST MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT, PARIS, 1734; THE SECOND, CIRCA 1730
The first cartouche form, the base chased with a lady musician with swans in a pastoral setting, the sides engraved with trees and buildings, the hinged cover chased and engraved with mythological scene, marked on interior and cover struck with the discharge of Hubert Louvet--2¾in. (6.3cm.) long; The second oblong with canted corners, the hinged cover engraved with scrolls with vacant cartouche, apparently unmarked--2 5/8in. (5.3cm.) long (2)