A FRENCH GOLD SNUFF-BOX
A FRENCH GOLD SNUFF-BOX

MAKER'S MARK J.G., A LADDER BETWEEN WITHIN A VERTICAL LOZENGE, PROBABLY PARIS, LATE 19TH CENTURY, STRUCK WITH TWO PARISIAN POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD

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A FRENCH GOLD SNUFF-BOX
MAKER'S MARK J.G., A LADDER BETWEEN WITHIN A VERTICAL LOZENGE, PROBABLY PARIS, LATE 19TH CENTURY, STRUCK WITH TWO PARISIAN POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD
oblong rectangular box, engine-turned all over with fine horizontal reeding and stamped with pellets, the hinged cover centred with polished reserve engraved 'Elodie' and bordered with a garland of laurel, slightly raised incorporated thumbpiece
2 3/8 in. (61 mm.) wide
1½ oz. (44 gr.)
Provenance
Christie's, London, 28 November 2006, lot 65 (part).

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