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PARIS, 1777/1778, WITH THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-BAPTISTE FOUACHE 1774-1780, MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT, LATER STRUCK WITH TWO PARISIAN POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD
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A LOUIS XVI GOLD-MOUNTED LACQUER CARNET-DE-BAL SET WITH TWO FIXÉ-SOUS-VERRE MINIATURES
Paris, 1777/1778, with the charge and discharge marks of Jean-Baptiste Fouache 1774-1780, maker's mark indistinct, later struck with two Parisian post-1838 restricted warranty marks for gold
Slightly tapering rectangular etui-à-tablettes with slightly arched top, of oblong section, of orange-brown lacquer decorated overall with vertical gold stripes, within gold ribbon-twist borders, obverse and reverse of cover applied with inscription SOUVENIR within reeded and foliate borders, both sides of the base inset with oval fixé-sous-verre miniatures painted en grisaille on a slate blue ground with allegories of love and fidelity, within a ribbon-twist gold border a pair of doves above; gold-capped pencil and gold-riveted three-leaved tablets inside; with green shagreen case
3½ in. (88 mm.) high (2)
Paris, 1777/1778, with the charge and discharge marks of Jean-Baptiste Fouache 1774-1780, maker's mark indistinct, later struck with two Parisian post-1838 restricted warranty marks for gold
Slightly tapering rectangular etui-à-tablettes with slightly arched top, of oblong section, of orange-brown lacquer decorated overall with vertical gold stripes, within gold ribbon-twist borders, obverse and reverse of cover applied with inscription SOUVENIR within reeded and foliate borders, both sides of the base inset with oval fixé-sous-verre miniatures painted en grisaille on a slate blue ground with allegories of love and fidelity, within a ribbon-twist gold border a pair of doves above; gold-capped pencil and gold-riveted three-leaved tablets inside; with green shagreen case
3½ in. (88 mm.) high (2)
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