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18th century gold wax case, master goldsmith Claude Francois THIERRY
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18th century gold wax case, master goldsmith Claude Francois THIERRY

Galerie Ouaiss Antiquités

Period 18th century

Medium gold

Dimension 11 x 2 x 1.5 cm (4³/₈ x 0³/₄ x 0⁵/₈ inches)

Oval-section gold wax case engraved and chased with garlands of leaves and fruit (grapes) on a polished gold fluted base. The rounded upper end is decorated with a 12-petal two-gold rosette on a sand-blasted background. Framing friezes in acanthus leaves, adorned at the base with finely chased canals with fleurons.
Weight: 47 gr.
Crowned letter N:1776.
Fermier général: JB Fouache ( 1775-1781).
Master goldsmith: CFT for Claude François Thierry.
REF: 4926
PRICE: €8.900

Period: 18th century

Medium: gold

Dimension: 11 x 2 x 1.5 cm (4³/₈ x 0³/₄ x 0⁵/₈ inches)

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