Lot Essay
The size of this box suggests that it may have been made for a lady to use, or as a boîte-a-journée, a box made to be carried in one's pocket with just enough snuff for a day's journey or a day's hunting.
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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN (LOTS 183-190)
A LOUIS XVI VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY JEAN-JACQUES CHARBONNÉ (FL. 1738-1786), MARKED, PARIS, 1777/1778, WITH THE CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-BAPTISTE FOUACHE 1774-1780, STRUCK WITH TWO FRENCH POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD
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A LOUIS XVI VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY JEAN-JACQUES CHARBONNÉ (FL. 1738-1786), MARKED, PARIS, 1777/1778, WITH THE CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-BAPTISTE FOUACHE 1774-1780, STRUCK WITH TWO FRENCH POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD
oval box, the cover, sides and base set with panels of peak-pattern engine-turning within raised vari-colour gold foliate borders, the side pilasters chased with classical vases, the cover centred with an oval vari-colour gold sablé cartouche chased with musical trophies within a foliate frame
2 1/8 in. (53 mm.) wide
1¾ oz. (52 gr.)
BY JEAN-JACQUES CHARBONNÉ (FL. 1738-1786), MARKED, PARIS, 1777/1778, WITH THE CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-BAPTISTE FOUACHE 1774-1780, STRUCK WITH TWO FRENCH POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD
oval box, the cover, sides and base set with panels of peak-pattern engine-turning within raised vari-colour gold foliate borders, the side pilasters chased with classical vases, the cover centred with an oval vari-colour gold sablé cartouche chased with musical trophies within a foliate frame
2 1/8 in. (53 mm.) wide
1¾ oz. (52 gr.)
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