Louis XVI two-colour gold bonbonniere, illegible maker's mark, Paris 1779 - 1780 with the charge and discharge of Jean-Baptiste Fouache
Estimate $2,000 – $4,000
circular, the surface with engine turning, the cover and base centred with floral medallions within multiple concentric circles, the cover with a border of pellets, outer borders of berried branches
4.6 cm diameter, 43 gms
- Lot Sold $8,000 (Hammer Price)
- $9,760 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Christie's, Geneva, 15 November 1983, lot 503
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