A LOUIS XVI GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL BONBONNIÈRE SET WITH A MICROMOSAIC PLAQUE
THE BOX, PARIS, WITH THE SECOND CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF HENRI CLAVEL 1782-1789, THE MICROMOSAIC, ROME, CIRCA 1810
circular dark tortoiseshell box with polished gold mounts, the cover inset with a micromosaic plaque depicting the Doves of Pliny on a dark blue ground, within a red and white tesserae border and polished gold frame
3¼ in. (82 mm.) diam.
A LOUIS XVI GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL BONBONNIÈRE SET WITH A MICROMOSAIC PLAQUE
THE BOX, PARIS, WITH THE SECOND CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF HENRI CLAVEL 1782-1789, THE MICROMOSAIC, ROME, CIRCA 1810
circular dark tortoiseshell box with polished gold mounts, the cover inset with a micromosaic plaque depicting the Doves of Pliny on a dark blue ground, within a red and white tesserae border and polished gold frame
3¼ in. (82 mm.) diam.
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