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A round 18K yellow gold (750/1000) candy dish, decorated on the lid, sides, and back with translucent enamel on a guilloché background, depicting a wooded landscape in the style of dendritic agates. The edges are accented with polychrome enamel in the form of small flowers and foliage. (Minor imperfections (enamel chips) and signs of wear). Paris, 1778. Master silversmith’s hallmark: René-Melchior BARRE, active between 1751 and 1791. H. 2 cm. Diam. 6 cm Gross weight: 94 g NOTE: A sugar bowl with the same decoration appears in “Snuffboxes, Boxes, and Cases: 18th-Century and Early 19th-Century Parisian Silverwork from the Collections of the Louvre Museum,” by H. Nocq and C. Dreyfus, plate XL, no. 68. Dated 1776–1777, stamped with the hallmark of Charles Le Bastier. EXPERT: Paul-Louis FLANDRIN (SFEP) +33(0)1.45.51.23.33 plfg1@orange.fr
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