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Louis XVI Candy box in green composite material and gold mount

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Louis XVI Candy box in green composite material and gold mount

€6500

Era: Louis XVI.
Materials: composite material, gold, tortoiseshell.
Dim: Diam 1.9in.(5 cm)/ H 0.9in.(2,3 cm)
Weight: 2.5oz (71,2 g)
Angel head (1781-1783).
Goldsmith: PDC for Pierre Denis Chaumont. 

 

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Round box or candy box in green composite material (pillaged fish scales, binder and pigments) and gold frame. The interior of the box is fully lined with tortoiseshell. The removable lid presents a decoration of Roman ruins, arcatures with Doric columns, overgrown by vegetation. In the background, a statue of Venus appears. The frame is finely decorated with gold beads and twisted elements. Louis XVI period work. A small slit at the level of the box.
PDC for Pierre Denis Chaumont. Received master in 1777-1793.
 

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Louis XVI Candy box in green composite material and gold mount

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