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BY NICOLAS HUGUET (FL. 1787-1806), MARKED, PARIS, 1788/1789, WITH THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-FRANÇOIS KALENDRIN 1789-1792, LATER STRUCK WITH TWO FRENCH POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD
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A LOUIS XVI TWO-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY NICOLAS HUGUET (FL. 1787-1806), MARKED, PARIS, 1788/1789, WITH THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-FRANÇOIS KALENDRIN 1789-1792, LATER STRUCK WITH TWO FRENCH POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD
octagonal box, the cover, sides and base with panels of engine-turned wavy reeding, borders of trailing foliage in red and green gold on sablé ground on lid and base, the upper border on the sides with stylised acanthus, the lower borders with chased foliage
3 11/16 in. (94 mm.) wide
3¾ oz. (110 gr.)
BY NICOLAS HUGUET (FL. 1787-1806), MARKED, PARIS, 1788/1789, WITH THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-FRANÇOIS KALENDRIN 1789-1792, LATER STRUCK WITH TWO FRENCH POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD
octagonal box, the cover, sides and base with panels of engine-turned wavy reeding, borders of trailing foliage in red and green gold on sablé ground on lid and base, the upper border on the sides with stylised acanthus, the lower borders with chased foliage
3 11/16 in. (94 mm.) wide
3¾ oz. (110 gr.)
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