PARIS, 1777/1778, MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT, PROBABLY JP WITH A BOMBSHELL AS DIFFÉRENT, WITH THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-BAPTISTE FOUACHE AND THE FIRST COUNTERMARK OF HENRY CLAVEL
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A LOUIS XVI GOLD-MOUNTED BOÎTE-À-MINIATURE
Paris, 1777/1778, maker's mark indistinct, probably JP with a bombshell as différent, with the charge and discharge marks of Jean-Baptiste Fouache and the first countermark of Henry Clavel
Oval black box, the cover centred with an oval portrait miniature of a young Lady in low-cut turquoise-blue dress and pearl necklace with upswept curled hair, within a reeded gold mount with pierced ribbon and foliate border, the pierced gold rims stamped with flowerheads and foliage
82 mm. (3.1/4 in.) wide
Paris, 1777/1778, maker's mark indistinct, probably JP with a bombshell as différent, with the charge and discharge marks of Jean-Baptiste Fouache and the first countermark of Henry Clavel
Oval black box, the cover centred with an oval portrait miniature of a young Lady in low-cut turquoise-blue dress and pearl necklace with upswept curled hair, within a reeded gold mount with pierced ribbon and foliate border, the pierced gold rims stamped with flowerheads and foliage
82 mm. (3.1/4 in.) wide