A MENNECY SILVER-MOUNTED SNUFF-BOX

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A MENNECY SILVER-MOUNTED SNUFF-BOX
CIRCA 1756, THE MOUNTS WITH THE DÉCHARGE PROBABLY OF ELOY BRICHARD, PARIS 1756-62, THE COVER WITH LATER DUTCH CONTROL MARK

Modelled as a recumbent sphinx with puce-flowered saddle cloth edged with yellow fringe and tassels on a grassy mound, the cover moulded and painted inside and out with bouquets--2½in. (6.5cm.) wide