A LOUIS XV SILVER-GILT SNUFF-BOX
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A LOUIS XV SILVER-GILT SNUFF-BOX

PARIS, 1744/1745, WITH THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF ANTOINE LESCHAUDEL, MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT

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A LOUIS XV SILVER-GILT SNUFF-BOX
Paris, 1744/1745, with the charge and discharge marks of Antoine Leschaudel, maker's mark indistinct
Cartouche-shaped box with wavy outlines and slightly receding base, the cover and base chased and engraved with intertwined diagonal parallel branches of scrolling foliage with flowers on a matted ground, the sides with canted corners similarly engraved with scrolls and shellwork, reeded rims with incorporated slightly raised wavy thumbpiece
3¼ in. (83 mm.) wide
3 2/3 oz. (106 gr.)
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