A NAPOLÉON III GREEN ENAMELLED VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX

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A NAPOLÉON III GREEN ENAMELLED VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY ADOLPHE CHADOUTEAU, MARKED, PARIS, CIRCA 1865/1870

Rectangular box, the cover, sides and base inset with translucent green enamelled panels on a guilloché coin pattern, all centred by enamel plaques painted with peasant scenes and rural still-lifes, within gold borders of stylized acanthus, the rims similarly edged, the corners of the sides applied with fluted pilasters hung with laurel swags, the border of the cover similarly chased
81 mm. wide

Provenance

Collection of the Vicomtesse de Couvral (1816-1901)

Lot Essay

According to Catherine Arminjon (et alii, Dictionnaire des poinçons de fabricants d'ouvrages d'or et d'argent Paris 1838-1875, Paris, 1994, p. 36, no. 00131), Adolphe Chadouteau specialised in La tabatière. He struck his mark in 1864 and obviously was the author of a number of Louis XV and Louis XVI revival gold snuff-boxes manufactured during the reign of Emperor Napoléon III.
For another box by his hand, see lot 73.

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