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PARIS 1761 - 1762 Small travel inkwell and hourglass...

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PARIS 1761 - 1762 Small travel inkwell and hourglass in its rectangular hinged shagreen case, containing a butterfly-closing inkwell and an hourglass (the lid is missing), engraved with the arms attributed to François Berthelot de Baye, lieutenant-general of the King's armies (1703 - 1776) in a shield on each element. The feathers are missing. The tube of a later mechanical pencil is attached. Weight : 41,2 g Case dimensions : length : 9 cm - width : 5 cm - height : 3,5 cm Hallmarks : common house and discharge PARIS 1761 - 1762 A small ink pot and time turner Hallmark: common house and discharge