Louis XVI vari-coloured gold bonbonniere, Paris 1781-1782, maker's mark probably of Rene Pelissier, the charge and discharge of Henry Clavel
Estimate $4,500 – $5,500
circular gold box with detachable lid, engine turned with concentric reeding and scattered beads, the cover and base with a central reserve applied with scrolling rosette, foliate borders
7 cm diameter, 136.8 gms
- Lot Sold $7,500 (Hammer Price)
- $9,150 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Christie's, Geneva, 11 November 1986, lot 431
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