Lot 77
  • 77

Etui à cire en or, Paris, 1743

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 EUR
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Description

  • Etui à cire en or, Paris, 1743
  • of double spool form, swirling spiral bands, the base with later coat of arms, maker's mark apparently AS, probably for Antoine Soyer or Ambroise-Silvestre Briceau, charge and discharge marks of Louis Robin

  • Haut. 11 cm ; 4 3/8 in
en forme de bobine double, ciselé de striures en spirale, le dessous gravé d'armoiries tardives, poinçon de maître apparemment AS, probablement pour Antoine Soyer ou Ambroise-Silvestre Briceau, poinçons de charge et décharge de Louis Robin

Condition

Small ding on rim of lid otherwise remarkably good crisp condition
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