A LOUIS XVI DOUBLE-OPENING ENAMELLED GOLD BOITE-A-MOUCHES
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A LOUIS XVI DOUBLE-OPENING ENAMELLED GOLD BOITE-A-MOUCHES

MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT, PARIS, 1778/1779, WITH THE CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF JEAN BAPTISTE FOUACHE 1774-1780

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A LOUIS XVI DOUBLE-OPENING ENAMELLED GOLD BOITE-A-MOUCHES
MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT, PARIS, 1778/1779, WITH THE CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF JEAN BAPTISTE FOUACHE 1774-1780
rectangular box, the cover, sides and hinged base with panels enamelled with winter branches painted in purple en camaïeu on an opalescent oyster-pink engine-turned ground, with translucent green and opaque white enamel ribbon-twist sablé borders, the cover set with a mirror, the interior fitted with an oblong similarly enamelled hinged compartment and a gold-handled brush with loop, the base with a shallow compartment for patches and set with a mirror, in associated case
2.3/8 in. (55 mm.) wide
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VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.

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