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BY PHILIPPE-EMMANUEL GARBE (FL. 1748-1793), PARIS 1771/1772, WITH THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF JULIEN ALATERRE
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A LOUIS XV GOLD SNUFF-BOX
by Philippe-Emmanuel Garbe (fl. 1748-1793), Paris 1771/1772, with the charge and discharge marks of Julien Alaterre
Ingot-shaped box, the cover, side and base panels engine-turned with vertical bands of zig-zag alternating with scalework stripes, framed by coin pattern borders, the corners engraved with stylized flowerheads within squares
21/8 in. (55 mm.) wide
1¾ oz. (53 gr.)
by Philippe-Emmanuel Garbe (fl. 1748-1793), Paris 1771/1772, with the charge and discharge marks of Julien Alaterre
Ingot-shaped box, the cover, side and base panels engine-turned with vertical bands of zig-zag alternating with scalework stripes, framed by coin pattern borders, the corners engraved with stylized flowerheads within squares
21/8 in. (55 mm.) wide
1¾ oz. (53 gr.)