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BY PHILIPPE (LE) BOURLIER (FL. 1769-1791), MARKED, PARIS, 1779/1780, WITH THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-BAPTISTE FOUACHE 1774-1780, LATER STRUCK WITH TWO PARISIAN POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD
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A LOUIS XVI TWO-COLOUR GOLD BONBONNIÈRE
by Philippe (Le) Bourlier (fl. 1769-1791), marked, Paris, 1779/1780, with the charge and discharge marks of Jean-Baptiste Fouache 1774-1780, later struck with two Parisian post-1838 restricted warranty marks for gold
Circular box, the independent cover and base engine-turned with shifted concentric circles forming a pattern of peaked lozenges, the sides similarly engine-turned with peaked lozenges, the lid and base centred by a circular reserve applied with a swirling fluted rosette with foliate ends on a frosted ground within a fluted border, the matted gold rims applied with a wavescroll band framed by flutes
2 7/8 in. (73 mm.) diam.
4½ oz. (130 gr.)
by Philippe (Le) Bourlier (fl. 1769-1791), marked, Paris, 1779/1780, with the charge and discharge marks of Jean-Baptiste Fouache 1774-1780, later struck with two Parisian post-1838 restricted warranty marks for gold
Circular box, the independent cover and base engine-turned with shifted concentric circles forming a pattern of peaked lozenges, the sides similarly engine-turned with peaked lozenges, the lid and base centred by a circular reserve applied with a swirling fluted rosette with foliate ends on a frosted ground within a fluted border, the matted gold rims applied with a wavescroll band framed by flutes
2 7/8 in. (73 mm.) diam.
4½ oz. (130 gr.)
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