A LOUIS XVI TWO-COLOUR GOLD BONBONNIERE
BY JEAN-BAPTISTE-FRANCOIS LEBEL (FL. 1774 - AFTER 1821), MARKED PARIS, 1780⁄81, WITH CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF HENRIY CLAVEL, STRUCK WITH RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARK FOR GOLD 1809-1819 AND TWICE WITH RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARK FOR GOLD 1847 ONWARDS
Circular, engine-turned with concentric reeding stamped with scattered pellets, the lid and base centred by a circular reserve applied with a swirling foliate rosette on a frosted ground within a beaded border, the matted gold rims applied with raised beads
2 ½ in. (63 mm.) diameter
2 oz. 3 dwt. (68 gr.)
A LOUIS XVI TWO-COLOUR GOLD BONBONNIERE
BY JEAN-BAPTISTE-FRANCOIS LEBEL (FL. 1774 - AFTER 1821), MARKED PARIS, 1780⁄81, WITH CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF HENRIY CLAVEL, STRUCK WITH RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARK FOR GOLD 1809-1819 AND TWICE WITH RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARK FOR GOLD 1847 ONWARDS
Circular, engine-turned with concentric reeding stamped with scattered pellets, the lid and base centred by a circular reserve applied with a swirling foliate rosette on a frosted ground within a beaded border, the matted gold rims applied with raised beads
2 ½ in. (63 mm.) diameter
2 oz. 3 dwt. (68 gr.)
