A FINE LOUIS XV FOUR-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
by Jean George (fl. 1752-1765), signed on the flange '·GEORGE·A·PARIS·', Paris, 1759/1760, with the charge and discharge marks of Eloy Brichard 1756-1762, struck with inventory no. 304, later struck with two French post-1864 import marks for gold
Large rectangular box, the burnished gold cover, four sides and base boldy chased in four-colour gold with flowersprays on a horizontally reeded ground, framed by fluted c-scrolls interspersed with flowers and foliage
3¼ in. (82 mm.) wide
8 oz. (229 gr.)
A FINE LOUIS XV FOUR-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
by Jean George (fl. 1752-1765), signed on the flange '·GEORGE·A·PARIS·', Paris, 1759/1760, with the charge and discharge marks of Eloy Brichard 1756-1762, struck with inventory no. 304, later struck with two French post-1864 import marks for gold
Large rectangular box, the burnished gold cover, four sides and base boldy chased in four-colour gold with flowersprays on a horizontally reeded ground, framed by fluted c-scrolls interspersed with flowers and foliage
3¼ in. (82 mm.) wide
8 oz. (229 gr.)
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