PARIS, 1783-1789, WITH THE DISCHARGE MARK OF HENRY CLAVEL
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A GOLD-MOUNTED SNUFF-BOX
Paris, 1783-1789, with the discharge mark of Henry Clavel
Oval dark box, the cover inlaid with a three-colour gold piqué-posé motif depicting a sheperdess seated in a landscape with classical ruins in the background, the base with a similar vari-colour motif depicting a wolf, the thumbpiece chased with c-scrolls and flowers
71 mm. (2¾ in.) wide
Paris, 1783-1789, with the discharge mark of Henry Clavel
Oval dark box, the cover inlaid with a three-colour gold piqué-posé motif depicting a sheperdess seated in a landscape with classical ruins in the background, the base with a similar vari-colour motif depicting a wolf, the thumbpiece chased with c-scrolls and flowers
71 mm. (2¾ in.) wide