A LOUIS XV VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY BARNABE SAGERET (FL. 1731-1758), INDISTINCTLY MARKED, PARIS, 1752/1753, WITH THE DISCHARGE MARK OF JULIEN BERTHE 1750-1756, LATER STRUCK WITH TWO POST-1893 FRENCH IMPORT MARKS
A LOUIS XV VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX BY BARNABE SAGERET (FL. 1731-1758), INDISTINCTLY MARKED, PARIS, 1752/1753, WITH THE DISCHARGE MARK OF JULIEN BERTHE 1750-1756, LATER STRUCK WITH TWO POST-1893 FRENCH IMPORT MARKS Rectangular box, the cover, sides and base chased with rectangular panels of polished gold centred with oval reserves chased in four-colour gold with bucolic and harvesting scenes on a frosted ground, within fluted borders, the reserves on the hinged cover and base hung from bows, the reeded borders chased in four-colour gold with trailing foliage entwined with fluted ribbons 3 1/8 in. (81 mm.) wide 5 oz. (185 gr.)
A LOUIS XV VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY BARNABE SAGERET (FL. 1731-1758), INDISTINCTLY MARKED, PARIS, 1752/1753, WITH THE DISCHARGE MARK OF JULIEN BERTHE 1750-1756, LATER STRUCK WITH TWO POST-1893 FRENCH IMPORT MARKS
A LOUIS XV VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX BY BARNABE SAGERET (FL. 1731-1758), INDISTINCTLY MARKED, PARIS, 1752/1753, WITH THE DISCHARGE MARK OF JULIEN BERTHE 1750-1756, LATER STRUCK WITH TWO POST-1893 FRENCH IMPORT MARKS Rectangular box, the cover, sides and base chased with rectangular panels of polished gold centred with oval reserves chased in four-colour gold with bucolic and harvesting scenes on a frosted ground, within fluted borders, the reserves on the hinged cover and base hung from bows, the reeded borders chased in four-colour gold with trailing foliage entwined with fluted ribbons 3 1/8 in. (81 mm.) wide 5 oz. (185 gr.)
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