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BY MARTINEZ, MARKED, MEXICO CITY, CIRCA 1815, STRUCK WITH THE MARKS OF THE CHIEF ASSAYER ANTONIO FORCADA Y LA PLAZA 1791-1818 AND WITH THE MEXICO CITY HALLMARK AND THE TAXMARK
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A MEXICAN FOUR-COLOUR GOLD CHEEROT CASE
by Martinez, marked, Mexico City, circa 1815, struck with the marks of the chief assayer Antonio Forcada y la Plaza 1791-1818 and with the Mexico City hallmark and the taxmark
Rectangular upright box of oblong section, the domed cover centred by a bouquet of flowers chased in four-colour gold on a matted roundel flanked by two roses on a structured ground, the front and rear sides decorated with polished strapwork on a structured ground and centred by oval medallions chased with a gentleman on horseback fighting with a bull, and a couple at an altar of love respectively, within polished borders, the sides chased with garlands and flowersprays, the frosted gold mounts chased with stylized leaves, the base chased with a four-colour gold flowerspray on a matted ground, diamond-set pushpiece
2 11/16 in. (68 mm.) high
by Martinez, marked, Mexico City, circa 1815, struck with the marks of the chief assayer Antonio Forcada y la Plaza 1791-1818 and with the Mexico City hallmark and the taxmark
Rectangular upright box of oblong section, the domed cover centred by a bouquet of flowers chased in four-colour gold on a matted roundel flanked by two roses on a structured ground, the front and rear sides decorated with polished strapwork on a structured ground and centred by oval medallions chased with a gentleman on horseback fighting with a bull, and a couple at an altar of love respectively, within polished borders, the sides chased with garlands and flowersprays, the frosted gold mounts chased with stylized leaves, the base chased with a four-colour gold flowerspray on a matted ground, diamond-set pushpiece
2 11/16 in. (68 mm.) high
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