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BY CHARLES OUIZILLE (FL. 1771-1830), MARKED, PARIS, 1778/1779, 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 ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX SET WITH AN ENAMEL PLAQUE
by Charles Ouizille (fl. 1771-1830), marked, Paris, 1778/1779, with the charge and discharge marks of Jean-Baptiste Fouache 1774-1780, later struck with two Parisian post-1838 restricted warranty marks for gold
Oval box, the guilloché panels on sides and base coated with translucent blue-grey enamel and bordered with raised opaque white enamel beads, the lid centred with an oval enamel plaque of a young lady holding a garland of flowers, Cupid with arrow beside her, within a border of translucent green enamel leaves and flowerheads with ribbon and bow cresting, flanked by yellow lacquered guilloché crescents, the sides and base with oval central reserves of multi-colour enamelled flowerheads on matted ground, all matted borders multi-colour enamelled with garlands of leaves, pellets and flowerheads
2 5/8 in. (66 mm.) wide
by Charles Ouizille (fl. 1771-1830), marked, Paris, 1778/1779, with the charge and discharge marks of Jean-Baptiste Fouache 1774-1780, later struck with two Parisian post-1838 restricted warranty marks for gold
Oval box, the guilloché panels on sides and base coated with translucent blue-grey enamel and bordered with raised opaque white enamel beads, the lid centred with an oval enamel plaque of a young lady holding a garland of flowers, Cupid with arrow beside her, within a border of translucent green enamel leaves and flowerheads with ribbon and bow cresting, flanked by yellow lacquered guilloché crescents, the sides and base with oval central reserves of multi-colour enamelled flowerheads on matted ground, all matted borders multi-colour enamelled with garlands of leaves, pellets and flowerheads
2 5/8 in. (66 mm.) wide
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