AN EMPIRE PARCEL-ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX SET WITH AN ENAMEL MINIATURE
by Adrien-Jean-Maximilien Vachette (fl. 1779-1839), marked, with the second standard and excise marks for gold, Paris 1798-1809, the Parisian post-Revolutionary unofficial standard mark for 20.5-carat gold, the flange engraved with retailer's name and inventory no. 'No 229. Etienne Nitot et Fils Jouailliers [sic] Bijoutiers de S. M. l'Imp.ce et Reine à Paris.', later struck with two Parisian post-1838 restricted warranty marks for gold, the enamel miniature by Jean Petitot (1607-1691), Paris, circa 1670
Rectangular box, the glazed cover inset with an oval enamel miniature depicting King Louis XIV of France (1638-1715), facing right in armour, wearing the blue sash of the Royal French Order of the Holy Ghost, long curly wig, within a border stamped with stylized acanthus on a sablé gold panel stamped with a laurel wreath tied at the base with a ribbon, within a narrow translucent dark blue-enamelled gold frame, the four sides and base with panels engine-turned with a latticework pattern framed by a matted gold band stamped with pinecones, foliate rosettes and trailing foliage
3 5/16 in. (84 mm.) wide
AN EMPIRE PARCEL-ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX SET WITH AN ENAMEL MINIATURE
by Adrien-Jean-Maximilien Vachette (fl. 1779-1839), marked, with the second standard and excise marks for gold, Paris 1798-1809, the Parisian post-Revolutionary unofficial standard mark for 20.5-carat gold, the flange engraved with retailer's name and inventory no. 'No 229. Etienne Nitot et Fils Jouailliers [sic] Bijoutiers de S. M. l'Imp.ce et Reine à Paris.', later struck with two Parisian post-1838 restricted warranty marks for gold, the enamel miniature by Jean Petitot (1607-1691), Paris, circa 1670
Rectangular box, the glazed cover inset with an oval enamel miniature depicting King Louis XIV of France (1638-1715), facing right in armour, wearing the blue sash of the Royal French Order of the Holy Ghost, long curly wig, within a border stamped with stylized acanthus on a sablé gold panel stamped with a laurel wreath tied at the base with a ribbon, within a narrow translucent dark blue-enamelled gold frame, the four sides and base with panels engine-turned with a latticework pattern framed by a matted gold band stamped with pinecones, foliate rosettes and trailing foliage
3 5/16 in. (84 mm.) wide
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