A LOUIS XVI PARCEL-ENAMELLED GOLD BONBONNIÈRE SET WITH A MINIATURE
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A LOUIS XVI PARCEL-ENAMELLED GOLD BONBONNIÈRE SET WITH A MINIATURE

BY CLÉMENT DUPONT (FL. 1788-1807), MARKED, PARIS, 1788/89, WITH THE SECOND CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF HENRY CLAVEL 1782-1789

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A LOUIS XVI PARCEL-ENAMELLED GOLD BONBONNIÈRE SET WITH A MINIATURE
BY CLÉMENT DUPONT (FL. 1788-1807), MARKED, PARIS, 1788/89, WITH THE SECOND CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF HENRY CLAVEL 1782-1789
circular box, the cover with a watercolour miniature on ivory of an officer called Baron de Clercx de Waroux wearing the Austrian white uniform, within translucent blue enamel border with gold paillons, split pearls and white opaque margins, the base and sides similarly bordered, the sides engine-turned with horizontal reeding and scattered with pellets and stars, the base engine-turned with circular reeding and similarly scattered; hinged shagreen case
2½ in. (64 mm.) diam. (2)
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