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MARK OF RENÉ-ANTOINE BAILLEUL, PARIS, 1778
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A FRENCH GOLD AND ENAMEL SNUFF BOX
Mark of René-Antoine Bailleul, Paris, 1778
Oval, the cover, base and sides of opalescent ground painted with puce marine scapes and landscapes, with white enamel beaded borders, and red, blue and green enamel garlands and urns on a sablé ground, also marked with charge and discharge marks of Jean-Baptist Fouache on interior base, side and cover, the bezel numbered 1112, the interior with paper label COLLECTION de Monsieur le BARON HENRI DE ROTHSCHILD F2/21
3¼in. (82mm.) long
Mark of René-Antoine Bailleul, Paris, 1778
Oval, the cover, base and sides of opalescent ground painted with puce marine scapes and landscapes, with white enamel beaded borders, and red, blue and green enamel garlands and urns on a sablé ground, also marked with charge and discharge marks of Jean-Baptist Fouache on interior base, side and cover, the bezel numbered 1112, the interior with paper label COLLECTION de Monsieur le BARON HENRI DE ROTHSCHILD F2/21
3¼in. (82mm.) long
Provenance
Baron Henri de Rothschild
Sotheby's, Geneva, May 25-27, 1993, lot 122
Sotheby's, Geneva, May 25-27, 1993, lot 122