THE MOUNTS PARIS, PROBABLY 1755, MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT
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A Louis XV silver-mounted white ground enamel snuff box
The mounts Paris, probably 1755, maker's mark indistinct
Rectangular, the asymmetrical cartouches on the cover with a shepherd and shepherdess and a Chinoiserie group of children reserved in puce foliate scrolls, the coloured sides, base and sepia monochrome interior cover decorated in the manner of Engelbrecht with similarly reserved exotic birds, flowers and Oriental buildings, the interior base inscribed Nymphenburg
3.3/8in. (8.5cm.) long
The mounts Paris, probably 1755, maker's mark indistinct
Rectangular, the asymmetrical cartouches on the cover with a shepherd and shepherdess and a Chinoiserie group of children reserved in puce foliate scrolls, the coloured sides, base and sepia monochrome interior cover decorated in the manner of Engelbrecht with similarly reserved exotic birds, flowers and Oriental buildings, the interior base inscribed Nymphenburg
3.3/8in. (8.5cm.) long