Lot Essay
The coat-of-arms is that of the Marquis de Bailleul, an ancient family from Normandy
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A LOUIS XVI TWO-COLOURED GOLD SEALING-WAX CASE
Paris 1778/1779, with the charge of Jean-Baptiste Fouache, maker's mark indistinct
Flattened cylindrical étui chased with reserves depicting trophies and hung with laurel swags, bordered by acanthus, the cover chased with a flowerspray, the base engraved with a coat-of-arms beneath a marquess' coronet -- 117 mm long
Paris 1778/1779, with the charge of Jean-Baptiste Fouache, maker's mark indistinct
Flattened cylindrical étui chased with reserves depicting trophies and hung with laurel swags, bordered by acanthus, the cover chased with a flowerspray, the base engraved with a coat-of-arms beneath a marquess' coronet -- 117 mm long