A LOUIS XV THREE-COLOUR GOLD MOUNTED ROCK-CRYSTAL SNUFF-BOX
Paris, 1769/1770, with the charge and discharge marks of Julien Alaterre 1768-1774, makers mark rubbed, later struck with the restricted warranty mark for gold Paris 1798-1809
Oval box, the hinged cover, sides and base of rock-crystal, the gold mounts decorated with a pierced ribbon-twist band
2½ in. (64 mm.) wide
A LOUIS XV THREE-COLOUR GOLD MOUNTED ROCK-CRYSTAL SNUFF-BOX
Paris, 1769/1770, with the charge and discharge marks of Julien Alaterre 1768-1774, makers mark rubbed, later struck with the restricted warranty mark for gold Paris 1798-1809
Oval box, the hinged cover, sides and base of rock-crystal, the gold mounts decorated with a pierced ribbon-twist band
2½ in. (64 mm.) wide
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