A LOUIS XVI GOLD-MOUNTED CARNET-DE-BAL SET WITH MINIATURES
Paris, 1789-1792, with the discharge marks of Jean-François Kalendrin 1789-1792 and other illegible marks
Slightly tapering rectangular ivory étui-à-tablettes of flattened oblong section, the sides of the hinged cover centred by oblong void cartouches within stylized acanthus borders, the side of the base inset with glazed octagonal gouache miniatures within polished gold frames with stylized acanthus borders, one painted with a putto hacking a rock with a heart above and a pair of doves below, inscribed 'Avec Le Temps ...', the other side with a grisaille on slate blue scene of a blindfolded putto guided by a dog, plain gold mounts with stamped stylized acanthus borders, the inside with gold cap for a pencil and two-leaved tablets
3 7/16 in. (87 mm.) high
A LOUIS XVI GOLD-MOUNTED CARNET-DE-BAL SET WITH MINIATURES
Paris, 1789-1792, with the discharge marks of Jean-François Kalendrin 1789-1792 and other illegible marks
Slightly tapering rectangular ivory étui-à-tablettes of flattened oblong section, the sides of the hinged cover centred by oblong void cartouches within stylized acanthus borders, the side of the base inset with glazed octagonal gouache miniatures within polished gold frames with stylized acanthus borders, one painted with a putto hacking a rock with a heart above and a pair of doves below, inscribed 'Avec Le Temps ...', the other side with a grisaille on slate blue scene of a blindfolded putto guided by a dog, plain gold mounts with stamped stylized acanthus borders, the inside with gold cap for a pencil and two-leaved tablets
3 7/16 in. (87 mm.) high
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