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BY PIERRE-EUSTACHE DESLANDES (FL. 1758-1781), MARKED, PARIS, 1764/1765, WITH THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-JACQUES PREVOST, LATER STRUCK WITH TWO PARISIAN POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS
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A LOUIS XV GOLD SNUFF-BOX
by Pierre-Eustache Deslandes (fl. 1758-1781), marked, Paris, 1764/1765, with the charge and discharge marks of Jean-Jacques Prevost, later struck with two Parisian post-1838 restricted warranty marks
Oval box, the cover, base and four side panels engraved with vertical flutes and hung with floral swags, the cover and base centred by oval reserves engraved with floral trophies on a horizontal reeded ground, the four dividing side pilasters engraved with horizontally reeding, the borders of cover and base engraved with wavescroll bands enclosing ovolos, the borders on the sides engraved with bands of chevrons
3 11/16 in. (68 mm.) wide
3 1/3 oz. (96 gr.)
by Pierre-Eustache Deslandes (fl. 1758-1781), marked, Paris, 1764/1765, with the charge and discharge marks of Jean-Jacques Prevost, later struck with two Parisian post-1838 restricted warranty marks
Oval box, the cover, base and four side panels engraved with vertical flutes and hung with floral swags, the cover and base centred by oval reserves engraved with floral trophies on a horizontal reeded ground, the four dividing side pilasters engraved with horizontally reeding, the borders of cover and base engraved with wavescroll bands enclosing ovolos, the borders on the sides engraved with bands of chevrons
3 11/16 in. (68 mm.) wide
3 1/3 oz. (96 gr.)
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.