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BY LOUIS-CLAUDE PORCHER, MARKED, PARIS, 1767/1768, WITH THE CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-JACQUES PREVOST 1762-1768
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A LOUIS XV GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL AND LACQUER SNUFF-BOX
BY LOUIS-CLAUDE PORCHER, MARKED, PARIS, 1767/1768, WITH THE CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-JACQUES PREVOST 1762-1768
oval gold-lined box, the cover, sides and base set with panels of rose-coloured lacquer within chased pierced gold borders and hung with gold foliate garlands, the cover later centred with an oval portrait miniature of a gentleman, on vellum, French school, circa 1680, within a diamond-set silver frame
2¾ in. (70 mm.) wide
BY LOUIS-CLAUDE PORCHER, MARKED, PARIS, 1767/1768, WITH THE CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-JACQUES PREVOST 1762-1768
oval gold-lined box, the cover, sides and base set with panels of rose-coloured lacquer within chased pierced gold borders and hung with gold foliate garlands, the cover later centred with an oval portrait miniature of a gentleman, on vellum, French school, circa 1680, within a diamond-set silver frame
2¾ in. (70 mm.) wide
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
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