TWO LOUIS XV GILT-METAL MOUNTED ENAMEL SNUFF-BOXES
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TWO LOUIS XV GILT-METAL MOUNTED ENAMEL SNUFF-BOXES

BERLIN, FROMERY WORKSHOP, OR PARIS, CIRCA 1750

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TWO LOUIS XV GILT-METAL MOUNTED ENAMEL SNUFF-BOXES
Berlin, Fromery Workshop, or Paris, circa 1750
Rectangular with double opening lid with raised Classical figures standing on translucent green enamel ground, within gilded foliate swags, the sides similarly decorated and the interior of the covers painted with baskets of flowers on a ledge; together with rectangular with slightly domed cover, the cover and base decorated with a raised gilt-bordered and enamelled pear tree bearing fruit, the sides similarly decorated with apple trees bearing fruit
3½ in. (89 mm.) and 3 3/16 in. (81 mm.) wide, respectively (2)
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