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

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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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Alison Alford

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Specialist, Arts & Design

Arts & Design
Melbourne
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Adelaide
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Philip A. Gore

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Arts & Design
Melbourne
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Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design

AU0786 | 15 Apr 2014 | Sydney
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