Pen holder in yellow and green gold, with midnight blue lacq - Lot 166

Lot n° 166
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Pen holder in yellow and green gold, with midnight blue lacq - Lot 166
Pen holder in yellow and green gold, with midnight blue lacquer. At each end, a gold cap, engraved with a frieze of leaves and a braid, holds a quill on one side and a small pencil on the other. The midnight blue central section is studded with gold stars. Hallmarks. Late 18th century. With its shagreen case. Length (case): 13.8 cm - Length (pen holder closed): 13.2 cm. Gross weight: 25.90 g. A very similar example, though without its case, is housed at the Louvre Museum in the Department of Art Objects from the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and Modern Times under inventory number OA2372.
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