A LOUIS XVI HARDSTONE AND PARCEL ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
by Adrien-Jean-Maximilien Vachette (fl. 1779-1839), marked, Paris, 1783/1784, with the second charge and discharge marks of Henry Clavel 1782-1789
Oval gold box, the slighty convex cover, sides and base set with semi-translucent orange-yellow mottled agate plaques, the sablé borders enamelled in translucent green and opaque white with a ribbon-twist band enclosing pellets, the eight side wall pilasters simulating columns fluted and engraved with dots
3 3/16 in. (81 mm.) wide
A LOUIS XVI HARDSTONE AND PARCEL ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
by Adrien-Jean-Maximilien Vachette (fl. 1779-1839), marked, Paris, 1783/1784, with the second charge and discharge marks of Henry Clavel 1782-1789
Oval gold box, the slighty convex cover, sides and base set with semi-translucent orange-yellow mottled agate plaques, the sablé borders enamelled in translucent green and opaque white with a ribbon-twist band enclosing pellets, the eight side wall pilasters simulating columns fluted and engraved with dots
3 3/16 in. (81 mm.) wide
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