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A LOUIS XVI GOLD-MOUNTED MALACHITE SNUFF BOX
MAKER'S MARK OF ADRIEN-JEAN-MAXIMILIEN VACHETTE, PARIS, 1789
Circular, the base, sides and hinged cover with chased stiff leaf borders enclosing panels of polished malachite, the cover set with a 17th century oval portrait miniature of a lady, marked on interior side and cover, the flange signed Vachette Bijoutier a Paris--3 1/8in.(8cm.) diameter
MAKER'S MARK OF ADRIEN-JEAN-MAXIMILIEN VACHETTE, PARIS, 1789
Circular, the base, sides and hinged cover with chased stiff leaf borders enclosing panels of polished malachite, the cover set with a 17th century oval portrait miniature of a lady, marked on interior side and cover, the flange signed Vachette Bijoutier a Paris--3 1/8in.(8cm.) diameter