Lot
149
A LOUIS XVI ENAMELLED TWO-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY LOUIS DE ROUSSY DU NORD (FL. 1772 - C. 1781), MARKED, PARIS, 1773/1774, WITH THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF JULIEN ALATERRE 1768-1774 AND THE FIRST COUNTER-MARK OF HENRY CLAVEL 1780-1782, LATER STRUCK WITH TWO PARISIAN POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD
Estimate
GBP 3,000 - GBP 5,000
A LOUIS XVI ENAMELLED TWO-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
by Louis de Roussy du Nord (fl. 1772 - c. 1781), marked, Paris, 1773/1774, with the charge and discharge marks of Julien Alaterre 1768-1774 and the first counter-mark of Henry Clavel 1780-1782, later struck with two Parisian post-1838 restricted warranty marks for gold
Oblong box, the cover, sides and base inset with panels enamelled in translucent royal blue on a guilloché coin pattern, within pierced scalloped borders, the rims and four side dividers with ribbon-twist enclosing beads
3½ in. (89 mm.) wide