Lot 97
  • 97

A Louis XVI gold, laquer and micromosaic circular box, Paris, 1780

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • marked on rim, maker's mark unclear
  • gold, laquer, micromosaic, tortoiseshell, mother of pearl, mollusk
  • diameter 3 in.
  • 7.6 cm
slip-on cover mounted with a micromosaic of Capitoline doves, interior lined with tortoiseshell

Condition

some work to lower rim of cover, otherwise good
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