A LOUIS XVI GOLD AND HARDSTONE SNUFF-BOX

BY ADRIEN-JEAN-MAXIMILIEN VACHETTE, MARKED, PARIS, 1789, WITH THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-FRANÇOIS KALENDRIN AND THE "PETITE RECENSE" FOR PARIS, 1798-1809

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A LOUIS XVI GOLD AND HARDSTONE SNUFF-BOX
by Adrien-Jean-Maximilien Vachette, marked, Paris, 1789, with the charge and discharge marks of Jean-François Kalendrin and the "Petite Recense" for Paris, 1798-1809
Oval box, the cover, sides and base decorated with frosted gold simulating velvet, within borders of flowerheads alternating with stylised foliage framed by concave polished gold bands, the cover inset with a semi-translucent oval onyx plaque mounted à jour
82 mm. (3¼ in.) wide

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