Lot 33
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A LOUIS XVI GOLD, ENAMEL, EBONY AND IVORY SNUFF BOX**
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A LOUIS XVI GOLD, ENAMEL, EBONY AND IVORY SNUFF BOX**

MARK OF LOUIS CHARONNAT, PARIS, 1762-68

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A LOUIS XVI GOLD, ENAMEL, EBONY AND IVORY SNUFF BOX**
Mark of Louis Charonnat, Paris, 1762-68
Oval, the base, cover and sides inlaid with gold, ebony and ivory stripes and leaf-braid boders, the cover centering an oval miniature of a gentleman, with gold laurel and ribbon trophy, the base centering a paterae, marked inside base, sides and cover, the mininature signed G.S. 1751
3¼in. (82mm.) long
Special notice
Notice Regarding the Sale of Ivory and Tortoiseshell Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing ivory or tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

Lot Essay

The intials G.S. refer to Gervase Spencer (c.1715 - 1763). Spencer is recorded as a gentleman's servant, the footman to a "Dr. W." whose skill as a portrait miniaturist in both enamel and ivory was such that he became one of the most fashionable painters of the day. For examples of Spencer's work see: Sarah Coffin and Bodo Hofstetter, Portrait Miniatures in Enamel, p. 102-05. A Louis XVI snuff box, Paris, 1775, with miniature signed by Gervase Spencer and dated 1757, sold at Christie's, London, November 6, 2001, lot 155.

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