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A MENNECY SILVER-MOUNTED SHOE-SHAPED SNUFF-BOX
CIRCA 1753, THE MOUNTS WITH THE DÉCHARGE OF JULIEN BERTHE, PARIS 1750-56
Modelled as a lady's shoe with square buckle enriched in yellow and red, and painted allover with scattered flower sprays and flowers, the interior of the cover painted with flowering branches (mount damaged, some rubbing)--3¾in. (9.5cm.) wide
CIRCA 1753, THE MOUNTS WITH THE DÉCHARGE OF JULIEN BERTHE, PARIS 1750-56
Modelled as a lady's shoe with square buckle enriched in yellow and red, and painted allover with scattered flower sprays and flowers, the interior of the cover painted with flowering branches (mount damaged, some rubbing)--3¾in. (9.5cm.) wide