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BY PIERRE-FRANÇOIS DRAIS (FL. 1763-1788), MARKED, PARIS, 1776/1777, WITH THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-BAPTISTE FOUACHE 1774-1780
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A LOUIS XVI ENAMELLED TWO-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
by Pierre-François Drais (fl. 1763-1788), marked, Paris, 1776/1777, with the charge and discharge marks of Jean-Baptiste Fouache 1774-1780
Oblong box, the panels on cover, sides, and base enamelled in translucent aubergine-mauve on a peaked guilloché reptile's skin ground, within two-colour gold husk and laurel borders; with shagreen case
3¾ in. (98 mm.) wide (2)
by Pierre-François Drais (fl. 1763-1788), marked, Paris, 1776/1777, with the charge and discharge marks of Jean-Baptiste Fouache 1774-1780
Oblong box, the panels on cover, sides, and base enamelled in translucent aubergine-mauve on a peaked guilloché reptile's skin ground, within two-colour gold husk and laurel borders; with shagreen case
3¾ in. (98 mm.) wide (2)
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium