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Louis XVI Gold, Tortoiseshell and Ivory Bonbonnière

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Ref: 4890

Louis XVI Gold, Tortoiseshell and Ivory Bonbonnière

€5200

Era: Louis XVI period.
Materials: tortoiseshell, gold, ivory.
Dim: diam 3.1 in (8 cm) / H 1 in (2,5 cm).
Charge mark: Henri Clavel, 1780-1789.
Release mark: Helmeted head, 1780-1789.
Master goldsmith mark: illegible 



 

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Circular bonbonnière in brown tortoiseshell and delicately sculpted gold mounting. The removable lid is decorated with a miniature on ivory featuring a distinguished young woman set on a monochrome background. The young woman is seated and is wearing a light blue dress. Her skillfully styled and powdered hair is encircled with a lace decoration. She is holding a small bouquet of roses in her left hand. 
Circa 1780.

 

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