A LOUIS XV ENAMELLED VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY CHARLES LE BASTIER (FL. 1754-1783), MARKED, PARIS, 1764/1765, STAMPED 1184, WITH THE CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-JACQUES PREVOST 1762-1768
A LOUIS XV ENAMELLED VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX BY CHARLES LE BASTIER (FL. 1754-1783), MARKED, PARIS, 1764/1765, STAMPED 1184, WITH THE CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-JACQUES PREVOST 1762-1768 oval box, each side set with an enamel miniature, in the manner of Le Seur, enamelled en plein depicting pastoral scenes, the cover with two seated lovers being serenaded by a musician playing a lute guitar, on the base a couple dance to a pipe player, on the front a musician plays to a lady seated before a fountain, on the left a shepherd boy sits with his flock, on the right a shepherdess sits alongside a basket of flowers and on the reverse, a restored enamel depicts a seated musician playing a lute to his lady, within chased foliate ribbon-tied entrelac vari-colour gold borders, with four scrolling volute sabl é pilasters chased with flowers and foliage 3 3/8 in. (85 mm.) wide
A LOUIS XV ENAMELLED VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY CHARLES LE BASTIER (FL. 1754-1783), MARKED, PARIS, 1764/1765, STAMPED 1184, WITH THE CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-JACQUES PREVOST 1762-1768
A LOUIS XV ENAMELLED VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX BY CHARLES LE BASTIER (FL. 1754-1783), MARKED, PARIS, 1764/1765, STAMPED 1184, WITH THE CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-JACQUES PREVOST 1762-1768 oval box, each side set with an enamel miniature, in the manner of Le Seur, enamelled en plein depicting pastoral scenes, the cover with two seated lovers being serenaded by a musician playing a lute guitar, on the base a couple dance to a pipe player, on the front a musician plays to a lady seated before a fountain, on the left a shepherd boy sits with his flock, on the right a shepherdess sits alongside a basket of flowers and on the reverse, a restored enamel depicts a seated musician playing a lute to his lady, within chased foliate ribbon-tied entrelac vari-colour gold borders, with four scrolling volute sabl é pilasters chased with flowers and foliage 3 3/8 in. (85 mm.) wide
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