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BEARING MARKS RESEMBLING A RUBBED PARIS MAKER'S MARK, RESEMBLING THE PARIS DATE-LETTER 'B' FOR 1742/1743, RESEMBLING THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF LOUIS ROBIN 1738-1744 AND RESEMBLING THE EXPORT MARK OF HENRY CLAVEL 1780-1789
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A FINE LOUIS XV-STYLE HARDSTONE AND JEWELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
bearing marks resembling a rubbed Paris maker's mark, resembling the Paris date-letter 'B' for 1742/1743, resembling the charge and discharge marks of Louis Robin 1738-1744 and resembling the export mark of Henry Clavel 1780-1789
Octagonal box, the cover, four long sides and base set with panels of circular lapis-lazuli plaques alternating with rectangular with concave corners plaques, surrounded by interlacing fluted gold bands set at the intersections with old mine-cut diamonds, the short corners of the side walls set with lapis-lazuli sticks and old mine-cut diamonds, the borders chased with bands of reeding twisted with foliate and wavy garlands interspersed with shellwork at the short corners, scrolling wavy gold thumbpiece studded with old mine-cut diamonds
36 in. (81 mm.) wide
bearing marks resembling a rubbed Paris maker's mark, resembling the Paris date-letter 'B' for 1742/1743, resembling the charge and discharge marks of Louis Robin 1738-1744 and resembling the export mark of Henry Clavel 1780-1789
Octagonal box, the cover, four long sides and base set with panels of circular lapis-lazuli plaques alternating with rectangular with concave corners plaques, surrounded by interlacing fluted gold bands set at the intersections with old mine-cut diamonds, the short corners of the side walls set with lapis-lazuli sticks and old mine-cut diamonds, the borders chased with bands of reeding twisted with foliate and wavy garlands interspersed with shellwork at the short corners, scrolling wavy gold thumbpiece studded with old mine-cut diamonds
36 in. (81 mm.) wide
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.