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BY NICOLAS MARGUERIT (FL. 1763-1790), MARKED, PARIS, 1777/1778, WITH THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-BAPTISTE FOUACHE, A FRENCH POST-1838 CONTROL MARK AND TWO PARISIAN POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD
Details
A LOUIS XVI FOUR-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
by Nicolas Marguerit (fl. 1763-1790), marked, Paris, 1777/1778, with the charge and discharge marks of Jean-Baptiste Fouache, a French post-1838 control mark and two Parisian post-1838 restricted warranty marks for gold
Oval box, the cover, base and four side panels engine-turned with vertical bands of reeding alternating with bands of narrow wavy scalloped reeding, within fluted borders, the lid centred by an oval four-colour gold reserve chased with Cupid crowning two flaming hearts on an altar of love with a pair of doves in the air, within a laurel border, the four dividing side pilasters hung with beaded swags and decorated with shellwork, scrolls, foliage and flowers, the frosted gold borders chased with ribbon-twist bands
2 7/8 in. (72 mm.) wide
3 1/3 oz. (94 gr.)
by Nicolas Marguerit (fl. 1763-1790), marked, Paris, 1777/1778, with the charge and discharge marks of Jean-Baptiste Fouache, a French post-1838 control mark and two Parisian post-1838 restricted warranty marks for gold
Oval box, the cover, base and four side panels engine-turned with vertical bands of reeding alternating with bands of narrow wavy scalloped reeding, within fluted borders, the lid centred by an oval four-colour gold reserve chased with Cupid crowning two flaming hearts on an altar of love with a pair of doves in the air, within a laurel border, the four dividing side pilasters hung with beaded swags and decorated with shellwork, scrolls, foliage and flowers, the frosted gold borders chased with ribbon-twist bands
2 7/8 in. (72 mm.) wide
3 1/3 oz. (94 gr.)
Provenance
With La Vieille Fontaine Antiquités, Lausanne.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.