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19TH CENTURY
Details
A FRENCH GOLD AND ENAMEL SNUFF BOX
19TH CENTURY
Oval, the cover inset with a finely painted plaque of Narcissus and an attendant dressed in classical garb with a putto in a garden, the cover, sides, and base with green guilloche enamel semé with dots, the gold borders with green enamel leaves, marked on cover, bezel, and interior with pseudo Paris hallmarks for Julien Alaterre
3¼ in. (8.4 cm.) long
19TH CENTURY
Oval, the cover inset with a finely painted plaque of Narcissus and an attendant dressed in classical garb with a putto in a garden, the cover, sides, and base with green guilloche enamel semé with dots, the gold borders with green enamel leaves, marked on cover, bezel, and interior with pseudo Paris hallmarks for Julien Alaterre
3¼ in. (8.4 cm.) long
Provenance
Sotheby's, New York, 24 June 1987, lot 244