TWO TONE GOLD AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL CARNET DE BAL, LOUIS XVI PERIOD

TECHNIQUE: Mother-of-pearl and gold, several 18th c. punches

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FRAME SIZE: 9x5cm

DESCRIPTION :

TWO TONE GOLD AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL SOUVENIR D'AMITIE CASE
Massiv gold trapezoidal decorated with bands of mother-of-pearl or gold carved with flowers, the lid decorated with the inscription "Souvenir" on one side and "Friendship" on the other, the body presents an oval medallion in bas-relief of mother-of-pearl of different colors : "Love holding a torch on a cloud", in a chiseled gold frame of festoons and flowers. The reverse of "Two hearts set on an altar", also in mother-of-pearl, under glass.

Four 18th century marks on the belt

Inside, a gold-tipped pencil and an ivory dance book.
Weight: 91 g.


CONDITION: Perfect condition

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