Sale 6903
London
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25 May 2004
VARIOUS PROPERTIES
Price realised
GBP 2,151
Estimate
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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Pre-Lot Text
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