A GROUP OF THREE GOLD ÉTUIS À CIRE, PARIS, 18TH CENTURY | A group of three gold étuis à cire, Paris, 18th century

the first, two-colour gold, quatrefoil section, polished panels edged with bright-cut ornament, later armorial matrix, Nicolas Durier, charge and discharge marks of Julien Alaterre, Paris, 1770, 11.5cm, 4 1/2 in; a three-colour gold example, fluted and hung with green gold laurel swags, later armorial matrix, maker's mark illegible, charge and discharge marks of J.B. Fouache, Paris, 1774; and a four-colour gold example with polished panels divided by chased fruits on a sablé ground, maker's mark, second letter C, charge and discharge marks of J.B. Fouache, Paris, 1776, both 12cm, 4 3/4in

Overall good condition; light surface scratches commensurate with age; the third with one slightly bigger scratch on the base, next to the maker's mark
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