A FRENCH ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY JOSEPH-ETIENNE BLERZY (FL. 1768-1806), MARKED, WITH THE POST-REVOLUTIONARY UNOFFICIAL STANDARD MARK FOR 18 CARAT GOLD, PARIS, AND THE EXCISE MARK FOR GOLD, PARIS 1789-1809, THE FLANGE STRUCK WITH INVENTORY NUMBER 57, LATER STRUCK WITH TWO PARISIAN POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD
A FRENCH ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX BY JOSEPH-ETIENNE BLERZY (FL. 1768-1806), MARKED, WITH THE POST-REVOLUTIONARY UNOFFICIAL STANDARD MARK FOR 18 CARAT GOLD, PARIS, AND THE EXCISE MARK FOR GOLD, PARIS 1789-1809, THE FLANGE STRUCK WITH INVENTORY NUMBER 57, LATER STRUCK WITH TWO PARISIAN POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD oval box, the cover, sides and base panels enamelled in translucent blue on an engine-turned ground engraved with horizontal wavy reeding, within translucent blue borders decorated with taille d'épargne trailing foliage, the sides similarly bordered, the cover centred by an oval polychrome enamel miniature depicting a boy unveiling a sleeping beauty, within a blue enamel border alternating gold lozenges with squares, the side pilasters similarly adorned with taille d'épargne urns 3½ in. (90 mm.) wide
A FRENCH ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY JOSEPH-ETIENNE BLERZY (FL. 1768-1806), MARKED, WITH THE POST-REVOLUTIONARY UNOFFICIAL STANDARD MARK FOR 18 CARAT GOLD, PARIS, AND THE EXCISE MARK FOR GOLD, PARIS 1789-1809, THE FLANGE STRUCK WITH INVENTORY NUMBER 57, LATER STRUCK WITH TWO PARISIAN POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD
A FRENCH ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX BY JOSEPH-ETIENNE BLERZY (FL. 1768-1806), MARKED, WITH THE POST-REVOLUTIONARY UNOFFICIAL STANDARD MARK FOR 18 CARAT GOLD, PARIS, AND THE EXCISE MARK FOR GOLD, PARIS 1789-1809, THE FLANGE STRUCK WITH INVENTORY NUMBER 57, LATER STRUCK WITH TWO PARISIAN POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD oval box, the cover, sides and base panels enamelled in translucent blue on an engine-turned ground engraved with horizontal wavy reeding, within translucent blue borders decorated with taille d'épargne trailing foliage, the sides similarly bordered, the cover centred by an oval polychrome enamel miniature depicting a boy unveiling a sleeping beauty, within a blue enamel border alternating gold lozenges with squares, the side pilasters similarly adorned with taille d'épargne urns 3½ in. (90 mm.) wide
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