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BY GABRIEL-RAOUL MOREL (FL. 1797-1832), MARKED, WITH THE EXCISE AND THIRD STANDARD MARKS FOR GOLD, PARIS 1819-1838 AND THE PARISIAN POST-REVOLUTIONARY UNOFFICIAL STANDARD MARK FOR 18-CARAT GOLD
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A FRENCH GOLD, MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND SHELL SNUFF-BOX
by Gabriel-Raoul Morel (fl. 1797-1832), marked, with the excise and third standard marks for gold, Paris 1819-1838 and the Parisian post-Revolutionary unofficial standard mark for 18-carat gold
Rectangular box, the cover, four sides and base inset with shimmering mother-of-pearl plaques carved and engraved with exotic landscapes and elaborate architectural settings within reeded mother-of-pearl frames carved with floral swags and moths in the corners, the panels inlaid with polished gold, red coral, mother-of-pearl, abalone shell and other shells depicting Chinoiserie scenes including topics of tea drinking and tea boiling, engine-turned gold cagework mounts, the inside gold-lined
3 1/16 in. (78 mm.) wide
by Gabriel-Raoul Morel (fl. 1797-1832), marked, with the excise and third standard marks for gold, Paris 1819-1838 and the Parisian post-Revolutionary unofficial standard mark for 18-carat gold
Rectangular box, the cover, four sides and base inset with shimmering mother-of-pearl plaques carved and engraved with exotic landscapes and elaborate architectural settings within reeded mother-of-pearl frames carved with floral swags and moths in the corners, the panels inlaid with polished gold, red coral, mother-of-pearl, abalone shell and other shells depicting Chinoiserie scenes including topics of tea drinking and tea boiling, engine-turned gold cagework mounts, the inside gold-lined
3 1/16 in. (78 mm.) wide
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.