A FRENCH GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY ETIENNE-LUCIEN BLERZY (FL. 1801-1808), MARKED, WITH THE SECOND STANDARD AND EXCISE MARKS AND THE RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARK FOR GOLD, PARIS 1798-1809
pocket-shaped oblong sablé box, the hinged cover and base with an oval cartouche of diaperwork engine-turning, the borders and sides chased with foliate scrolls and flowerheads within reeded gold frames
3½ in. (88 mm.) wide
2¾ oz. (86 gr.)
A FRENCH GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY ETIENNE-LUCIEN BLERZY (FL. 1801-1808), MARKED, WITH THE SECOND STANDARD AND EXCISE MARKS AND THE RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARK FOR GOLD, PARIS 1798-1809
pocket-shaped oblong sablé box, the hinged cover and base with an oval cartouche of diaperwork engine-turning, the borders and sides chased with foliate scrolls and flowerheads within reeded gold frames
3½ in. (88 mm.) wide
2¾ oz. (86 gr.)
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