A FRENCH HARDSTONE GOLD-MOUNTED SNUFF BOX
A FRENCH HARDSTONE GOLD-MOUNTED SNUFF BOX

MARK OF ADRIEN JEAN-MAXIMILIEN VACHETTE, PARIS, 1783

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A FRENCH HARDSTONE GOLD-MOUNTED SNUFF BOX
Mark of Adrien Jean-Maximilien Vachette, Paris, 1783
Rectangular, with canted corners, the honey-brown agate cover and side panels set with classical gold mounts chased with laurel borders, the sides formed as classical columns, the engine-turned gold base with laurel border, marked on bezel, also with later French and Austrian control marks
2 9/16in. (66mm.) long

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