A LOUIS XVI VARI-COLOUR GOLD TOOTHPICK CASE
A LOUIS XVI VARI-COLOUR GOLD TOOTHPICK CASE

BY GABRIEL-SEBASTIEN BEAU (FL. 1781-1793), MARKED, PARIS, 1787/1788, WITH THE SECOND CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF HENRY CLAVEL 1782-1789

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A LOUIS XVI VARI-COLOUR GOLD TOOTHPICK CASE
BY GABRIEL-SEBASTIEN BEAU (FL. 1781-1793), MARKED, PARIS, 1787/1788, WITH THE SECOND CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF HENRY CLAVEL 1782-1789
oblong case, with engine-turned panels of stripes and pellets on all sides within laurel leaf, berry and flowerhead borders on matted ground, the sides with vases of flowers and foliage at intervals
3¾ in. (94 mm.) wide
2½ oz. (83 gr.)
Provenance
Christie's, London, 9 November 1994, lot 126.

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