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CIRCA 1840, MAKER'S MARK A L (GRANDJEAN 396)
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A FRENCH GILT-METAL MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL SNUFF-BOX**
CIRCA 1840, MAKER'S MARK A L (GRANDJEAN 396)
Rectangular, the cover piqué posé within wire of cockerel and hen, the en cage mounted side panels with scenes of a windmill, a watermill, a pagoda and a bridge, the base panel with an architectural ruin, the gold mounts engraved with scrolling foliage, marked on bezels
3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) long
CIRCA 1840, MAKER'S MARK A L (GRANDJEAN 396)
Rectangular, the cover piqué posé within wire of cockerel and hen, the en cage mounted side panels with scenes of a windmill, a watermill, a pagoda and a bridge, the base panel with an architectural ruin, the gold mounts engraved with scrolling foliage, marked on bezels
3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) long
Exhibited
New York, Metropolitan Musuem of Art, L.1970.23.16 Love
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