BY SIMON-ACHILLE LÉGER, MARKED, PARIS, 1820-1826
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A French gold Snuff-Box
by Simon-Achille Léger, marked, Paris, 1820-1826
Rectangular box with convex sides, the cover and base with panels of wavy engine-turning alternating with bands of stylised flowerheads, within a frosted band border, the sides stamped with foliate scrolls on a matted ground, slightly raised engraved thumbpiece
71 mm. (2¾ in.) wide
(61 gr.)
by Simon-Achille Léger, marked, Paris, 1820-1826
Rectangular box with convex sides, the cover and base with panels of wavy engine-turning alternating with bands of stylised flowerheads, within a frosted band border, the sides stamped with foliate scrolls on a matted ground, slightly raised engraved thumbpiece
71 mm. (2¾ in.) wide
(61 gr.)