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A GOLD AND ENAMEL SNUFF-BOX
MAKER'S MARK OF ADRIEN-JEAN-MAXIMILIEN VACHETTE, PARIS, 1789-96, THE ENAMEL SIGNED WITH INITIALS FR
Oval, the hinged cover set with an enamel plaque depicting fruit and flowers, within a stippled border, the sides and base with chased and engraved panels each centred by a lozenge-shaped rosette within lozenge borders, the outer borders with bands of overlapping rosettes, the sides with pillars at intervals, on stippled ground, marked in the base and side, and inscribed 'Vachette, Bijoutier à Paris' on the flange
3¼in. (8.1cm.) long
MAKER'S MARK OF ADRIEN-JEAN-MAXIMILIEN VACHETTE, PARIS, 1789-96, THE ENAMEL SIGNED WITH INITIALS FR
Oval, the hinged cover set with an enamel plaque depicting fruit and flowers, within a stippled border, the sides and base with chased and engraved panels each centred by a lozenge-shaped rosette within lozenge borders, the outer borders with bands of overlapping rosettes, the sides with pillars at intervals, on stippled ground, marked in the base and side, and inscribed 'Vachette, Bijoutier à Paris' on the flange
3¼in. (8.1cm.) long