A FRENCH GOLD SNUFF-BOX
A FRENCH GOLD SNUFF-BOX

BY L. JACQUOT (FL. POST-1811), MARKED, WITH THE EXCISE AND THIRD STANDARD MARKS FOR GOLD, PARIS 1809-1819, THE POST-REVOLUTIONARY UNOFFICIAL STANDARD MARKS FOR 18-CARAT GOLD

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A FRENCH GOLD SNUFF-BOX
by L. Jacquot (fl. post-1811), marked, with the excise and third standard marks for gold, Paris 1809-1819, the post-Revolutionary unofficial standard marks for 18-carat gold
Rectangular box, the panels on cover and base engine-turned with a latticework pattern, the intersections forming stylized flowerheads, the sides engraved with a horizontal wavy reeded engine-turning forming a regular pattern of floating minute lozenges, the matted gold rims stamped with stylized flowerheads
2 in. (51 mm.) wide
1¼ oz. (37 gr.)

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