A LOUIS XV SILVER-MOUNTED MOTHER-OF-PEARL SNUFF-BOX
Lot 158

A LOUIS XV SILVER-MOUNTED MOTHER-OF-PEARL SNUFF-BOX

BY ANTOINE DAROUX (FL. 1735-1789), MARKED, PARIS, 1743/1744, WITH THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF LOUIS ROBIN 1738-1744 AND WITH TWO LATER PARISIAN RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS

Closed8 December 2011

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A LOUIS XV SILVER-MOUNTED MOTHER-OF-PEARL SNUFF-BOX
BY ANTOINE DAROUX (FL. 1735-1789), MARKED, PARIS, 1743/1744, WITH THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF LOUIS ROBIN 1738-1744 AND WITH TWO LATER PARISIAN RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS
rectangular box with hinged cover, the mother-of-pearl panels mounted en cage and inlaid in opalescent pink and green shell with butterflies and flower-sprays, with reeded mounts
2 7/8 in. (72 mm.) wide

Christie's, London, 2 June 2009, lot 157.