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MARK OF JEAN-JOSEPH BARRIÈRE, PARIS, 1776-1777
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A LOUIS XVI GOLD AND ENAMEL SNUFF-BOX
MARK OF JEAN-JOSEPH BARRIÈRE, PARIS, 1776-1777
Oval, the hinged cover set with an enamel plaque depicting a maiden supporting a basket of flowers being pursued by a suitor, in a rural landscape, within a laurel wreath with green enamel highlights and white dots, set in purple enamel panels on an engine-turned ground, the border with a red and green heightened laurel leaf border, the sides and base similarly decorated, marked inside, on cover and on rim
2¾ in. (70 mm.) wide
MARK OF JEAN-JOSEPH BARRIÈRE, PARIS, 1776-1777
Oval, the hinged cover set with an enamel plaque depicting a maiden supporting a basket of flowers being pursued by a suitor, in a rural landscape, within a laurel wreath with green enamel highlights and white dots, set in purple enamel panels on an engine-turned ground, the border with a red and green heightened laurel leaf border, the sides and base similarly decorated, marked inside, on cover and on rim
2¾ in. (70 mm.) wide
Special notice
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