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BY L. BAUDIN (FL. 1810-1812), STRUCK WITH THE MAKER'S DOUBLÉ MARK (1811/1812), WITH THE PARIS EXCISE AND RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR SILVER 1809-1819 AND WITH THE PETITE RÉCENSE FOR SILVER, PARIS 1819-1838
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A FRENCH EMPIRE SILVER-GILT MUSICAL BOX
by L. Baudin (fl. 1810-1812), struck with the maker's doublé mark (1811/1812), with the Paris excise and restricted warranty marks for silver 1809-1819 and with the petite récense for silver, Paris 1819-1838
Rectangular box with rounded corners, the cover and base engraved with rectangular panels of horizontal engine-turning forming lozenges floating on a wavy ground, within a frame of trailing floral scrolls on a frosted ground, plain rims, the sides similarly engraved, with a horizontally reeded lower base border, the front side with two levers strengthened with two mother-of-pearl discs, a barrel musical movement inside, with associated key
33/8 in. (87 mm.) wide
by L. Baudin (fl. 1810-1812), struck with the maker's doublé mark (1811/1812), with the Paris excise and restricted warranty marks for silver 1809-1819 and with the petite récense for silver, Paris 1819-1838
Rectangular box with rounded corners, the cover and base engraved with rectangular panels of horizontal engine-turning forming lozenges floating on a wavy ground, within a frame of trailing floral scrolls on a frosted ground, plain rims, the sides similarly engraved, with a horizontally reeded lower base border, the front side with two levers strengthened with two mother-of-pearl discs, a barrel musical movement inside, with associated key
33/8 in. (87 mm.) wide