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BY LOUIS-FRANOIS TRONQUOY (FL. 1827-1871), MARKED, WITH THE WARRANTY AND SECOND STANDARD MARK FOR GOLD, PARIS, 1819-1838
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A FRENCH GOLD SNUFF-BOX
by Louis-Franois Tronquoy (fl. 1827-1871), marked, with the warranty and second standard mark for gold, Paris, 1819-1838
Rectangular box, the cover and base decorated with octagonal panels of horizontal wavy engine-turning forming a pattern of floating shuttles and flowerheads, within fluted bands, on a frosted ground stamped with trailing foliage, the corners stamped with floral motifs, the slightly concave sides stamped with similar bands, the cover centred by a rectangular blank reserve, very slightly raised thumbpiece
3 in. (77 mm.) wide
2 oz. (69 gr.)
by Louis-Franois Tronquoy (fl. 1827-1871), marked, with the warranty and second standard mark for gold, Paris, 1819-1838
Rectangular box, the cover and base decorated with octagonal panels of horizontal wavy engine-turning forming a pattern of floating shuttles and flowerheads, within fluted bands, on a frosted ground stamped with trailing foliage, the corners stamped with floral motifs, the slightly concave sides stamped with similar bands, the cover centred by a rectangular blank reserve, very slightly raised thumbpiece
3 in. (77 mm.) wide
2 oz. (69 gr.)