BY SIMON-ACHILLE LÉGER (FL. 1815-1826), STRUCK WITH HIS SECOND MARK OF 1820-1826, WITH THE EXCISE AND THIRD STANDARD MARKS FOR GOLD, PARIS 1819-1838, AND THE POST-REVOLUTIONARY UNOFFICIAL STANDARD MARK FOR 18-CARAT GOLD, LATER STRUCK WITH TWO PARISIAN POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD
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A FRENCH GOLD SNUFF-BOX
by Simon-Achille Léger (fl. 1815-1826), struck with his second mark of 1820-1826, with the excise and third standard marks for gold, Paris 1819-1838, and the post-Revolutionary unofficial standard mark for 18-carat gold, later struck with two Parisian post-1838 restricted warranty marks for gold
Oblong box with rounded ends, all over engine-turned with horizontal gadrooning, slightly raised plain thumbpiece
4 1/16 in. (103 mm.) wide
5 oz. (146 gr.)
by Simon-Achille Léger (fl. 1815-1826), struck with his second mark of 1820-1826, with the excise and third standard marks for gold, Paris 1819-1838, and the post-Revolutionary unofficial standard mark for 18-carat gold, later struck with two Parisian post-1838 restricted warranty marks for gold
Oblong box with rounded ends, all over engine-turned with horizontal gadrooning, slightly raised plain thumbpiece
4 1/16 in. (103 mm.) wide
5 oz. (146 gr.)
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