A LOUIS XVI SILVER-GILT MOUNTED MOTHER-OF-PEARL CARNET-DE-BAL AND NCESSAIRE

PARIS, 1775-1781, WITH THE DISCHARGE MARK OF JEAN-BAPTISTE FOUACHE, THE OTHER MARKS RUBBED

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A LOUIS XVI SILVER-GILT MOUNTED MOTHER-OF-PEARL CARNET-DE-BAL AND NCESSAIRE
Paris, 1775-1781, with the discharge mark of Jean-Baptiste Fouache, the other marks rubbed
Slightly tapering rectangular tui--tablettes, of flattened oval section, both sides of cover and base applied with rectangular mother-of-pearl panels engraved with foliage and trophies of Love within oval medallions, applied with chased and engraved silver-gilt decoration, with motto 'SOUVENIR DAMITIE', within engraved silver mounts, the interior fitted with silver-gilt tongue grater, ear-spoon, bodkin, silver-gilt topped pencil and three-leaved tablets
3 in. (83 mm.) high