A LOUIS XV GILT-METAL SNUFF BOX AND A MOTHER-OF-PEARL NECESSAIRE
A LOUIS XV GILT-METAL SNUFF BOX AND A MOTHER-OF-PEARL NECESSAIRE

CIRCA 1770

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A LOUIS XV GILT-METAL SNUFF BOX AND A MOTHER-OF-PEARL NECESSAIRE
Circa 1770
The first oval, decorated with striped panels within stiff leaves borders, the sides with trophies, marked with prestige mark imitating the charge of Julien Alaterre; the second rectangular, the cover set with a rocaille-carved mother-of-pearl panel, the hinged cover opening to a fitted interior with two mother-of-pearl interior covers, with mirror and baluster-handled brush, apparently unmarked
The snuff box 2in. (6.5cm.) long; the necessaire 2.1/8in. (5.7cm.) long (2)