A Louis XV gold-mounted tortoiseshell snuff-box

PARIS, 1766, MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT

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A Louis XV gold-mounted tortoiseshell snuff-box
Paris, 1766, maker's mark indistinct
Circular and with detachable cover, piqué-posé with hexafoils centred by stars in two-colour gold, the cover and base with central rosette, the border with engraved floral swags, marked on border
3¼in. (8.5cm.) diam.

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