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A FRENCH LOUIS XV ENAMEL AND SILK ALMS PURSE
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A FRENCH LOUIS XV ENAMEL AND SILK ALMS PURSE
circa 1750
Green silk aumonière, one side applied with an enamel of a gentleman, the other with an enamel of a lady -- 8.4 cm high; together with an oval enamel plaque representing a religious scene within a pierced gilt-metal frame, circa 1850 -- 7 cm high; together with a walnut with hinged gold mounts, one side carved with the Double Eagle surmounted by the Imperial Russian Crown, the other side representing Theseus clubbing the Centaur Eurytus; probably Russian, mid-18th century -- 2.8 cm high (3)
circa 1750
Green silk aumonière, one side applied with an enamel of a gentleman, the other with an enamel of a lady -- 8.4 cm high; together with an oval enamel plaque representing a religious scene within a pierced gilt-metal frame, circa 1850 -- 7 cm high; together with a walnut with hinged gold mounts, one side carved with the Double Eagle surmounted by the Imperial Russian Crown, the other side representing Theseus clubbing the Centaur Eurytus; probably Russian, mid-18th century -- 2.8 cm high (3)