A LOUIS XVI GOLD SEALING-WAX CASE
BY PIERRE-FRANÇOIS BENARD (FL. 1771-1793), PARIS, 1787/1788, WITH THE SECOND CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF HENRY CLAVEL 1782-1789
A LOUIS XVI GOLD SEALING-WAX CASE BY PIERRE-FRANÇOIS BENARD (FL. 1771-1793), PARIS, 1787/1788, WITH THE SECOND CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF HENRY CLAVEL 1782-1789 slightly tapering étui of rectangular section, both sides of cover and base with engine-turned rectangular panels of vertical reeding scattered with flowers and pellets, with oval sablé reserves chased with trophies of music and gardening, chased foliate and ovolo borders, slightly domed cover with rosette within sablé reserve, blank polished gold matrix 4¾ in. (118 mm.) long 2 oz. (60 gr.)
A LOUIS XVI GOLD SEALING-WAX CASE
BY PIERRE-FRANÇOIS BENARD (FL. 1771-1793), PARIS, 1787/1788, WITH THE SECOND CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF HENRY CLAVEL 1782-1789
A LOUIS XVI GOLD SEALING-WAX CASE BY PIERRE-FRANÇOIS BENARD (FL. 1771-1793), PARIS, 1787/1788, WITH THE SECOND CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF HENRY CLAVEL 1782-1789 slightly tapering étui of rectangular section, both sides of cover and base with engine-turned rectangular panels of vertical reeding scattered with flowers and pellets, with oval sablé reserves chased with trophies of music and gardening, chased foliate and ovolo borders, slightly domed cover with rosette within sablé reserve, blank polished gold matrix 4¾ in. (118 mm.) long 2 oz. (60 gr.)
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