Lot Essay
A Louis XVI snuff-box by L. Lacarrière of 1783/1784, set with an identical enamel miniature, is illustrated in A. Kenneth Snowman, Eighteenth Century Gold Boxes of Europe, London, 1966, colour pl. 423.
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BY JOSEPH-ÉTIENNE BLERZY, MARKED, PARIS, 1781-1783, WITH THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF HENRY CLAVEL, THE FLANGE STRUCK WITH INVENTORY NO. 207
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A FINE LOUIS XVI ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
by Joseph-Étienne Blerzy, marked, Paris, 1781-1783, with the charge and discharge marks of Henry Clavel, the flange struck with inventory no. 207
Oval box, the cover set with an oval enamel miniature painted with a scene from the tragedy Mérope, within engraved gold laurel wreath frame, set on a translucent blue enamel panel enriched with opaque white crosses, within green enamelled laurel wreath and opalescent bead borders, the similar side panels divided by lyre-shaped scrolls hung with green enamelled foliate swags and opalescent beads, the base similarly enamelled
82 mm. (3.3/8 in.) wide
by Joseph-Étienne Blerzy, marked, Paris, 1781-1783, with the charge and discharge marks of Henry Clavel, the flange struck with inventory no. 207
Oval box, the cover set with an oval enamel miniature painted with a scene from the tragedy Mérope, within engraved gold laurel wreath frame, set on a translucent blue enamel panel enriched with opaque white crosses, within green enamelled laurel wreath and opalescent bead borders, the similar side panels divided by lyre-shaped scrolls hung with green enamelled foliate swags and opalescent beads, the base similarly enamelled
82 mm. (3.3/8 in.) wide