Louis XVI gold and translucent blue enamel bonbonniere, marks of Rene-Jean Lemoyne, Paris 1780-81, with the charge and discharge of Henry Clavel
Estimate $4,000 – $6,000
the circular box with top, sides and base in transucent blue enamel to guiloche ground, within borders studded with gold pellets
6 cm diameter
- Lot Sold $7,000 (Hammer Price)
- $8,540 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Christie's, Geneva, 14 May 1986, lot 544
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