A LOUIS XV VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY NICOLAS MARGUERIT (FL. 1763-1790), MARKED, PARIS, 1767/1768, WITH THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-JACQUES PREVOST 1762-1768, LATER STRUCK WITH TWO PARISIAN POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD
oval box, the cover and base with panels of wavy horizontally reeded engine-turning, within fluted borders, the cover centred by an oval reserve chased in three-colour gold with trophies of art on a sablé ground, the base similarly decorated, the raised borders chased with flower-heads and trailing foliage on a frosted ground, the four side pilasters hung with husks
3½ in. (88 mm.) wide
4¼ oz. (120 gr.)
A LOUIS XV VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY NICOLAS MARGUERIT (FL. 1763-1790), MARKED, PARIS, 1767/1768, WITH THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-JACQUES PREVOST 1762-1768, LATER STRUCK WITH TWO PARISIAN POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD
oval box, the cover and base with panels of wavy horizontally reeded engine-turning, within fluted borders, the cover centred by an oval reserve chased in three-colour gold with trophies of art on a sablé ground, the base similarly decorated, the raised borders chased with flower-heads and trailing foliage on a frosted ground, the four side pilasters hung with husks
3½ in. (88 mm.) wide
4¼ oz. (120 gr.)
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