A LOUIS XVI GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL BONBONNIERE
PARIS, 1774/1775, WITH THE CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-BAPTISTE FOUACHE 1775-1781
The circular tortoiseshell box, the cover, sides and base set with alternating vertical strips of gold and lacquer, the cover set with a portrait miniature of a young lady in a green dress with flowers in her hair
3 in. (77 mm.) diameter
A LOUIS XVI GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL BONBONNIERE
PARIS, 1774/1775, WITH THE CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-BAPTISTE FOUACHE 1775-1781
The circular tortoiseshell box, the cover, sides and base set with alternating vertical strips of gold and lacquer, the cover set with a portrait miniature of a young lady in a green dress with flowers in her hair
3 in. (77 mm.) diameter