Lot 842
  • 842

A Louis XVI gold mounted blond tortoiseshell and ivory powder box, Paris, 1780-89

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description

  • Paris discharge mark for 1780-89

  • ivory, tortoiseshell
  • diameter 3 in.
  • 7.6 cm
circular, the tortoiseshell base overlaid with turned stepped zig-zags of ivory in a concentric pattern, centered by an engine-turned gold rosette, small losses to cover.

Condition

as noted re: minor losses to cover, cracks, tiny losses to sides and base
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