A LOUIS XV GOLD SNUFF-BOX

PARIS, 1738-44

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A LOUIS XV GOLD SNUFF-BOX
Paris, 1738-44
Cartouche-form, the cover, base and sides chased with rocaille architectural scenes featuring water fountains, a monkey, peacocks, ducks, herons, swans, against a matted ground, marked on bezel with decharge mark for 1738-44, also engraved Hawley's Coventry St. Goldsmiths to his Majesty
2 5/8in. (67mm.) long

Provenance

Sotheby's London, April 29, 1974, lot 104

Lot Essay

Trade cards for the Royal supplier, Hawley's of Coventry Street, advertised the firm as a "Fashionable Repository for jewellery, watches, plate & plated goods. John Hawley and John & Charles Hawley were recorded as conducting business on Coventry Street from 1805-08 and 1820, respectively.

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