A LOUIS XVI VARI-COLOUR GOLD SEALING-WAX CASE
A LOUIS XVI VARI-COLOUR GOLD SEALING-WAX CASE

BY PAUL-NICOLAS MENIERE (FL. 1775-1826), MARKED, PARIS, 1780/1781, WITH THE FIRST CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF HENRY CLAVEL 1780-1782

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A LOUIS XVI VARI-COLOUR GOLD SEALING-WAX CASE
BY PAUL-NICOLAS MENIERE (FL. 1775-1826), MARKED, PARIS, 1780/1781, WITH THE FIRST CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF HENRY CLAVEL 1780-1782
slightly tapering étui of oval section, the cover and base engine-turned with horizontal reeding, the border chased with trailing foliage on sablé bands, the cover topped by an engine-turned elliptical pattern, with plain matrix
4¾ in. (121 mm.) long
1½ oz. (49 gr.)
Provenance
Christie's, Geneva, 17 May 1994, lot 54.

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