MAKER'S MARK OF FRANÇOIS TIRON, PARIS, 1723
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A FINE FRENCH GOLD SNUFF-BOX
Maker's mark of François Tiron, Paris, 1723
Cartouche-shaped, the cover finely chased with a molded rim with shells at intervals enclosing a landscape scene with the infant Hercules playing with a lion's mantle on a matte background, the side panels with landscapes and shells at intervals, the base chased with a scene of a cat and dog in an architectural landscape, marked on interior base and bezel, with charge and discharge mark of Charles Cordier
3 1/8in. (8cm.) long (4)
Maker's mark of François Tiron, Paris, 1723
Cartouche-shaped, the cover finely chased with a molded rim with shells at intervals enclosing a landscape scene with the infant Hercules playing with a lion's mantle on a matte background, the side panels with landscapes and shells at intervals, the base chased with a scene of a cat and dog in an architectural landscape, marked on interior base and bezel, with charge and discharge mark of Charles Cordier
3 1/8in. (8cm.) long (4)