A LOUIS XVI GOLD AND ENAMEL SNUFF BOX

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A LOUIS XVI GOLD AND ENAMEL SNUFF BOX
PARIS, 1775, MAKER'S MARK L?

Of oval form, the base, sides and hinged cover with panels of translucent lavender enamel on a moire ground seme with dots, within white enamel borders and chased stiff foliage with foliate swag pilasters between, the cover set with an oval panel painted en grisaille with a scene of Aurora, marked on interior; with the charge and discharge of Jean-Baptiste Fouache and Dominique Compant--3¼in.(8.4cm.) long