A MENNECY SILVER-MOUNTED SNUFF-BOX

Details
A MENNECY SILVER-MOUNTED SNUFF-BOX
CIRCA 1760, THE MOUNTS WITH THE DÉCHARGE OF ELOY BRICHARD, PARIS 1756-62

Modelled as a brown hen setting on two chicks on a grassy mound, the cover painted inside and out with loose bouquets (cover worn)--2in. (5cm.) wide
Provenance
Karrick Riggs, 1947, cat. no. 17
Mr. & Mrs. William B. Meloney