Lot 124
  • 124

A HEART-SHAPED vari-color Gold and niello BONBONNIÈRE, circa 1765

Estimate
5,000 - 8,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • marked on rim of body with Paris countermark for 1756-62

  • 1 5/8 in.
  • 4.1cm
Applied with vari-color gold and niello butterfly and moth, the cover with a conforming flower spray

Condition

surface wear especially to applied butterfly and moth
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