A LOUIS XVI JEWELLED ENAMELLED VARI-COLOUR GOLD BONBONNIÈRE
BY JEAN AUGUSTE LORENTZ (FL. 1781-1793), MARKED, PARIS, 1784, WITH THE SECOND CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF HENRY CLAVEL 1782-1789
circular box, the cover, sides and base set with panels of dark blue enamel on an engine-turned ground, with taille d'épargne details of gold and green enamel foliage and flowers, the cover and base centred by an Altar of Love, the cover with seed-pearl outer border, chased vari-colour gold foliate mounts
3 in. (76 mm.) wide
A LOUIS XVI JEWELLED ENAMELLED VARI-COLOUR GOLD BONBONNIÈRE
BY JEAN AUGUSTE LORENTZ (FL. 1781-1793), MARKED, PARIS, 1784, WITH THE SECOND CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF HENRY CLAVEL 1782-1789
circular box, the cover, sides and base set with panels of dark blue enamel on an engine-turned ground, with taille d'épargne details of gold and green enamel foliage and flowers, the cover and base centred by an Altar of Love, the cover with seed-pearl outer border, chased vari-colour gold foliate mounts
3 in. (76 mm.) wide
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