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    IMPORTANT GOLD BOXES,OBJECTS OF VERTU & PORTRAIT MINIATURES

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    25 May 2004

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    • A LOUIS XVI ENAMELLED GOLD SEA
    Lot 65

    A LOUIS XVI ENAMELLED GOLD SEALING-WAX CASE

    PARIS, 1787/1788, WITH THE SECOND CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF HENRY CLAVEL 1782-1789, MAKER'S MARK RUBBED WITH A 'B' AS FIRST LETTER

    Price realised

    GBP 2,151

    Estimate

    GBP 1,000 - GBP 1,500

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    A LOUIS XVI ENAMELLED GOLD SEALING-WAX CASE
    Paris, 1787/1788, with the second charge and discharge marks of Henry Clavel 1782-1789, maker's mark rubbed with a 'B' as first letter
    Slightly tapering étui-à-cire of flattened oval section, both sides of cover and base enamelled in translucent royal blue scattered with gold paillon on a finely reeded ground, within white enamel fillets, the sablé gold borders stamped with foliage, roses, scrolls and berries, bright-cut raised rims, blank matrix, the cover topped by a swirling gold rosette on a matted ground
    4¾ in. (121 mm.) high

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