A LOUIS XVI TWO-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
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A LOUIS XVI TWO-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX

PARIS, 1789, MAKER'S MARK POSSIBLY JF FOR JEAN FORMEY

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A LOUIS XVI TWO-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
PARIS, 1789, MAKER'S MARK POSSIBLY JF FOR JEAN FORMEY
Narrow rectangular and with cut-corners, engine-turned with alternating diagonal strips, within a two-colour scrolling foliage border, the sides and base similarly decorated, marked inside, on cover and on rim
3 5/8 in. (93 mm.) wide
3 oz. (96 gr.)
The inscription reads: 'To Adelle as a token of my undying love David July 5th 1951'
來源
Sotheby's, London, 8 May 1978, lot 80 (as marker's mark rubbed, probably that of Jean-François Breton, other marks rubbed, Paris, 1789).
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