A FRENCH VARI-GOLD SNUFF-BOX SET WITH A ROMAN MICROMOSAIC PLAQUE
BY JOSEPH-FRANCOIS MARCILLAC (FL. 1809 - AFTER 1814), MARKED WITH THE POST-REVOLUTIONARY UNOFFICIAL FRENCH STANDARD MARK FOR 18 CARAT GOLD, THE MICROMOSAIC SIGNED WITH INITIALS A.D. OR A.P., ROME, CIRCA 1800/1820
rectangular box with rounded corners, the cover inset with a micromosaic plaque of a classical landscape within a band of applied three-colour gold and platinum foliage and flowers
3½ in. (87 mm.) wide
A FRENCH VARI-GOLD SNUFF-BOX SET WITH A ROMAN MICROMOSAIC PLAQUE
BY JOSEPH-FRANCOIS MARCILLAC (FL. 1809 - AFTER 1814), MARKED WITH THE POST-REVOLUTIONARY UNOFFICIAL FRENCH STANDARD MARK FOR 18 CARAT GOLD, THE MICROMOSAIC SIGNED WITH INITIALS A.D. OR A.P., ROME, CIRCA 1800/1820
rectangular box with rounded corners, the cover inset with a micromosaic plaque of a classical landscape within a band of applied three-colour gold and platinum foliage and flowers
3½ in. (87 mm.) wide