A LOUIS XVI VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY NICOLAS MARGUERIT (FL. 1763-1790), MARKED, PARIS, 1777/1778, WITH THE CHARGE MARK OF JEAN-BAPTISTE FOUACHE 1774-1780
A LOUIS XVI VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX BY NICOLAS MARGUERIT (FL. 1763-1790), MARKED, PARIS, 1777/1778, WITH THE CHARGE MARK OF JEAN-BAPTISTE FOUACHE 1774-1780 oval box, the cover, base and four sides engine-turned with panels of peaked lozenges, the cover centred with an oval reserve chased in three-colour gold on a sablé ground with animals in a woodland scene, foliate and reeded borders on cover and base, the sides divided by pilasters with flower and leaf decoration on frosted ground 2½ in. (65 mm.) wide 3 oz. (88 gr.)
A LOUIS XVI VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY NICOLAS MARGUERIT (FL. 1763-1790), MARKED, PARIS, 1777/1778, WITH THE CHARGE MARK OF JEAN-BAPTISTE FOUACHE 1774-1780
A LOUIS XVI VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX BY NICOLAS MARGUERIT (FL. 1763-1790), MARKED, PARIS, 1777/1778, WITH THE CHARGE MARK OF JEAN-BAPTISTE FOUACHE 1774-1780 oval box, the cover, base and four sides engine-turned with panels of peaked lozenges, the cover centred with an oval reserve chased in three-colour gold on a sablé ground with animals in a woodland scene, foliate and reeded borders on cover and base, the sides divided by pilasters with flower and leaf decoration on frosted ground 2½ in. (65 mm.) wide 3 oz. (88 gr.)
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