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PARIS, 1781/1782, WITH THE FIRST CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF HENRY CLAVEL 1780-1782, MAKER'S MARKS RUBBED INCLUDING A 'P' AS THE LAST OF THREE LETTERS
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A LOUIS XVI GOLD-MOUNTED LACQUER CARNET-DE-BAL SET WITH MINIATURES
Paris, 1781/1782, with the first charge and discharge marks of Henry Clavel 1780-1782, maker's marks rubbed including a 'P' as the last of three letters
Slightly tapering rectangular étui-à-tablettes with arched top, of oblong section, decorated overall with a pattern of gold pellets on a brown lacquer ground, the frosted gold mounts applied with gold beads, obverse and reverse of cover applied with pierced gold inscription SOUVENIR D'AMITIE within fluted gold borders with bow cresting and hung with garlands of leaves with roses, the obverse of the base centred by a glazed oval medallion containing a faint miniature of a dignitary, possibly a Habsburg Archduke wearing orders, a crown in the background, within a frosted gold border applied with gold beads, the reverse with identically framed and glazed Italianate landscape miniature; gold-capped pencil and two-leaved shaped tablets inside
3 7/16 in. (87 mm.) high
Paris, 1781/1782, with the first charge and discharge marks of Henry Clavel 1780-1782, maker's marks rubbed including a 'P' as the last of three letters
Slightly tapering rectangular étui-à-tablettes with arched top, of oblong section, decorated overall with a pattern of gold pellets on a brown lacquer ground, the frosted gold mounts applied with gold beads, obverse and reverse of cover applied with pierced gold inscription SOUVENIR D'AMITIE within fluted gold borders with bow cresting and hung with garlands of leaves with roses, the obverse of the base centred by a glazed oval medallion containing a faint miniature of a dignitary, possibly a Habsburg Archduke wearing orders, a crown in the background, within a frosted gold border applied with gold beads, the reverse with identically framed and glazed Italianate landscape miniature; gold-capped pencil and two-leaved shaped tablets inside
3 7/16 in. (87 mm.) high