A LOUIS XVI TWO-COLOUR GOLD SEALING-WAX CASE
PARIS, CIRCA 1778, WITH THE DISCHARGE MARK OF JEAN-BAPTISTE FOUACHE 1774-1780
slightly tapering small étui-à-cire of oval section, the cover and base with polished gold lobes hung with laurel festoons, frosted gold borders stamped with stylized leaves, bright-cut rims, the slightly raised gold top of the cover centred with a flowerhead on a polished ground, blank matrix
4 in. (100 mm.) long
¾ oz. (22 gr.)
A LOUIS XVI TWO-COLOUR GOLD SEALING-WAX CASE
PARIS, CIRCA 1778, WITH THE DISCHARGE MARK OF JEAN-BAPTISTE FOUACHE 1774-1780
slightly tapering small étui-à-cire of oval section, the cover and base with polished gold lobes hung with laurel festoons, frosted gold borders stamped with stylized leaves, bright-cut rims, the slightly raised gold top of the cover centred with a flowerhead on a polished ground, blank matrix
4 in. (100 mm.) long
¾ oz. (22 gr.)
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