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BY GERMAIN CHAYÉ (FL. 1756-1791), MARKED, PARIS, 1768-1775, WITH THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF JULIEN ALATERRE, LATER STRUCK WITH TWO PARISIAN POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD
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A LOUIS XV GOLD SEALING-WAX CASE
by Germain Chayé (fl. 1756-1791), marked, Paris, 1768-1775, with the charge and discharge marks of Julien Alaterre, later struck with two Parisian post-1838 restricted warranty marks for gold
Slightly tapering étui-à-cire of oval section, both sides of cover and base with polished gold panels divided by deep flutes, the four frosted gold borders chased and engraved with reeded ribbon-twist bands enclosing stylized flowerheads, the top of the domed cover divided by four crossed flutes and centred by a quatrefoil, ribbon-twist border enclosing pellets, reeded rims, the polished matrix engraved with accolé coat-of-arms surmounted by the coronet of a Continental marquess
4¾ in. (121 mm.) high
1 1/3 oz. (38 gr.)
by Germain Chayé (fl. 1756-1791), marked, Paris, 1768-1775, with the charge and discharge marks of Julien Alaterre, later struck with two Parisian post-1838 restricted warranty marks for gold
Slightly tapering étui-à-cire of oval section, both sides of cover and base with polished gold panels divided by deep flutes, the four frosted gold borders chased and engraved with reeded ribbon-twist bands enclosing stylized flowerheads, the top of the domed cover divided by four crossed flutes and centred by a quatrefoil, ribbon-twist border enclosing pellets, reeded rims, the polished matrix engraved with accolé coat-of-arms surmounted by the coronet of a Continental marquess
4¾ in. (121 mm.) high
1 1/3 oz. (38 gr.)
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