A LOUIS XV VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY JEAN-MARIE TIRON (FL. 1748-1773) CALLED TIRON DE NANTEUIL OR TIRON LE CADET, MARKED, PARIS, 1765/1766, WITH THE CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-JACQUES PREVOST 1762-1768
A LOUIS XV VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX BY JEAN-MARIE TIRON (FL. 1748-1773) CALLED TIRON DE NANTEUIL OR TIRON LE CADET, MARKED, PARIS, 1765/1766, WITH THE CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-JACQUES PREVOST 1762-1768 circular box, the cover, sides and base centred with oval sabl é medallions chased with garlanded urns within reeded gold frames on a rosette and diaper-work ground, the side pilasters chased with urns and caryatids, the base secretly hinged and opening to reveal a compartment with a portrait miniature, on vellum, of a lady with flowers in her hair, wearing a neglig é e, French school, circa 1765 2¾ in. (70 mm.) wide
A LOUIS XV VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY JEAN-MARIE TIRON (FL. 1748-1773) CALLED TIRON DE NANTEUIL OR TIRON LE CADET, MARKED, PARIS, 1765/1766, WITH THE CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-JACQUES PREVOST 1762-1768
A LOUIS XV VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX BY JEAN-MARIE TIRON (FL. 1748-1773) CALLED TIRON DE NANTEUIL OR TIRON LE CADET, MARKED, PARIS, 1765/1766, WITH THE CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-JACQUES PREVOST 1762-1768 circular box, the cover, sides and base centred with oval sabl é medallions chased with garlanded urns within reeded gold frames on a rosette and diaper-work ground, the side pilasters chased with urns and caryatids, the base secretly hinged and opening to reveal a compartment with a portrait miniature, on vellum, of a lady with flowers in her hair, wearing a neglig é e, French school, circa 1765 2¾ in. (70 mm.) wide
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