PARIS, 1757/1758, WITH THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF ÉLOY BRICHARD, MAKER'S MARK RUBBED INCLUDING A TURRET AS 'DIFFÉRENT'
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A LOUIS XV GOLD-MOUNTED PIQUÉ-POSÉ AND COMPOSITION SNUFF-BOX
Paris, 1757/1758, with the charge and discharge marks of Éloy Brichard, maker's mark rubbed including a turret as 'différent'
Rectangular dark composition box, the cover inlaid with a vari-colour gold and silver piqué-point and piqué-posé scene of a pair of cranes with their chicks, the base with a flowerspray in the same technique, the wavy engraved bright-cut gold mounts with incorporated engraved foliate thumbpiece
25/8 in. (66 mm.) wide
Paris, 1757/1758, with the charge and discharge marks of Éloy Brichard, maker's mark rubbed including a turret as 'différent'
Rectangular dark composition box, the cover inlaid with a vari-colour gold and silver piqué-point and piqué-posé scene of a pair of cranes with their chicks, the base with a flowerspray in the same technique, the wavy engraved bright-cut gold mounts with incorporated engraved foliate thumbpiece
25/8 in. (66 mm.) wide