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THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN GENTLEMAN (LOTS 164-181)
A FRENCH ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY LOUIS-FRANÇOIS TRONQUOY (FL. 1827-1871), MARKED, PARIS, WITH THE PARISIAN THIRD STANDARD MARK FOR GOLD 1838-PRESENT
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A FRENCH ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY LOUIS-FRANÇOIS TRONQUOY (FL. 1827-1871), MARKED, PARIS, WITH THE PARISIAN THIRD STANDARD MARK FOR GOLD 1838-PRESENT
narrow oblong box with rounded ends, the cover, sides and base set with panels of translucent dark-blue enamel on an engine-turned ground within taille d’épargne gold and turquoise entrelac enamel frames, with slightly raised translucent green foliate enamel and white enamel bead outer borders, the cover centred with an enamel miniature depicting two boys cooking on an open fire, a river and a city beyond
2 7/8 in. (73 mm.) wide
BY LOUIS-FRANÇOIS TRONQUOY (FL. 1827-1871), MARKED, PARIS, WITH THE PARISIAN THIRD STANDARD MARK FOR GOLD 1838-PRESENT
narrow oblong box with rounded ends, the cover, sides and base set with panels of translucent dark-blue enamel on an engine-turned ground within taille d’épargne gold and turquoise entrelac enamel frames, with slightly raised translucent green foliate enamel and white enamel bead outer borders, the cover centred with an enamel miniature depicting two boys cooking on an open fire, a river and a city beyond
2 7/8 in. (73 mm.) wide
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David McLachlan