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A LOUIS XV JEWELLED VARI-COLOUR GOLD PRESENTATION SNUFF-BOX
by Nicolas Marguerit, Paris 1770/1771, with the charge and discharge of Julien Alaterre
Oval box, the cover, base and sides with panels of wavy engine-turning, the borders chased in four-colour gold with garlands of trailing flowers, the sides divided by pilasters embellished with flowers; the lid inset with a jewelled monogram of Empress Catherine the Great of Russia (1729-1796) surrounded by a laurel wreath -- 82 mm wide
by Nicolas Marguerit, Paris 1770/1771, with the charge and discharge of Julien Alaterre
Oval box, the cover, base and sides with panels of wavy engine-turning, the borders chased in four-colour gold with garlands of trailing flowers, the sides divided by pilasters embellished with flowers; the lid inset with a jewelled monogram of Empress Catherine the Great of Russia (1729-1796) surrounded by a laurel wreath -- 82 mm wide