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SOLD FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE DODI AL FAYED CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
A LOUIS XV GOLD SNUFF BOX
Details
A LOUIS XV GOLD SNUFF BOX
Of rectangular outline, the textured gold box, opening to reveal a polished gold interior, circa 1764, 2½ x 1 1/8 x 1¼ ins.
With maker's marks for Dominique-François Poitreau, Paris, 1764/65
Of rectangular outline, the textured gold box, opening to reveal a polished gold interior, circa 1764, 2½ x 1 1/8 x 1¼ ins.
With maker's marks for Dominique-François Poitreau, Paris, 1764/65
Provenance
From the Duke and Duchess of Windsor's home in the Bois de Boulogne
Sold Sotheby's Geneva, 2-3 April 1987, lot 199
Sold Sotheby's Geneva, 2-3 April 1987, lot 199
Literature
John Culme and Nicholas Rayner, "The Jewels of the Duchess of Windsor", Rizzoli, New York, 1987, page 90