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A LOUIS XVI A LOUIS XVI GOLD-MOUNTED VERNIS MARTIN BOITE-A-SURPRISE
CIRCA 1775
DRUM-FORM, WITH DOUBLE THREADED COVERS, ONE PAINTED WITH A PORTRAIT OF A MAN WITHIN A CARTOUCHE SURROUNDED BY PUTTI, THE OTHER WITH A COAT-OF-ARMS WITHIN ERMINE MANTLING HELD BY PUTTI; THE SIDES PAINTED WITH PUTTI AT PLAY IN LOVE AND WAR, THE INTERIOR SET WITH ENAMEL PANEL WITH EROTIC SCENE WITH LOVERS AND AN ASS, THE INTERIOR TORTOISESHELL, APPARENTLY UNMARKED.
2 5/8IN. (6.6CM.) HIGH
CIRCA 1775
DRUM-FORM, WITH DOUBLE THREADED COVERS, ONE PAINTED WITH A PORTRAIT OF A MAN WITHIN A CARTOUCHE SURROUNDED BY PUTTI, THE OTHER WITH A COAT-OF-ARMS WITHIN ERMINE MANTLING HELD BY PUTTI; THE SIDES PAINTED WITH PUTTI AT PLAY IN LOVE AND WAR, THE INTERIOR SET WITH ENAMEL PANEL WITH EROTIC SCENE WITH LOVERS AND AN ASS, THE INTERIOR TORTOISESHELL, APPARENTLY UNMARKED.
2 5/8IN. (6.6CM.) HIGH