A GEORGE II HARDSTONE AND GOLD SNUFF-BOX

BEARING THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF CHARLES CORDIER, PARIS 1722-1727

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A GEORGE II HARDSTONE AND GOLD SNUFF-BOX
bearing the charge and discharge marks of Charles Cordier, Paris 1722-1727
Flattened oval box, the cover and base inlaid with oval panels of red spotted milky semi-translucent agate (or 'Chinese Steatite') mounted à jour, the panel on the lid framed by a matted gold mount chased with trailing foliage, the frosted gold bands of the sides chased with friezes depicting countryside landscapes with animals including a dog hunting a pheasant, reeded gold rims, the slightly raised thumbpiece chased with foliage and echoed in the rim of the base as a wavy thumbpiece
3.13/16 in. (71 mm.) wide

Lot Essay

The chasing on the friezes is reminiscent of the work of Burel who signed an early English box in the Gilbert Collection (C. Truman, The Gilbert Collection of Gold Boxes, Los Angeles, 1991, no. 95). An early English box inset with a similar hardstone panel was sold Sotheby's, Geneva, 15 November 1995, lot 386.

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