A REGENCE GOLD SNUFF-FLASK WITH SECRET COMPARTMENT SET WITH A MINIATURE
BY LOUIS MAILLY (FL. 1723-1739), PARIS, 1723/1724, WITH THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF CHARLES CORDIER, THE MINIATURE CIRCLE OF MARTIN VAN MEYTENS II (1695-1770)
A REGENCE GOLD SNUFF-FLASK WITH SECRET COMPARTMENT SET WITH A MINIATURE BY LOUIS MAILLY (FL. 1723-1739), PARIS, 1723/1724, WITH THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF CHARLES CORDIER, THE MINIATURE CIRCLE OF MARTIN VAN MEYTENS II (1695-1770) tapering flattened snuff-flask, front and rear sides engraved with scenes from Jean de La Fontaine's Fables : 'The Wolf and the Lamb' and 'The Cockerel and the Fox', the reeded rims flanked by short bands of guilloché ornament, the chained stopper with shaped open finial, one side hinging outward at the base to reveal a secret compartment containing an oval enamel on copper miniature depicting a gentleman dressed as a Roman warrior, with long curling dark hair 5 1/8 in. (130 mm.) high 4 oz. (113 gr.) without the miniature
A REGENCE GOLD SNUFF-FLASK WITH SECRET COMPARTMENT SET WITH A MINIATURE
BY LOUIS MAILLY (FL. 1723-1739), PARIS, 1723/1724, WITH THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF CHARLES CORDIER, THE MINIATURE CIRCLE OF MARTIN VAN MEYTENS II (1695-1770)
A REGENCE GOLD SNUFF-FLASK WITH SECRET COMPARTMENT SET WITH A MINIATURE BY LOUIS MAILLY (FL. 1723-1739), PARIS, 1723/1724, WITH THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF CHARLES CORDIER, THE MINIATURE CIRCLE OF MARTIN VAN MEYTENS II (1695-1770) tapering flattened snuff-flask, front and rear sides engraved with scenes from Jean de La Fontaine's Fables : 'The Wolf and the Lamb' and 'The Cockerel and the Fox', the reeded rims flanked by short bands of guilloché ornament, the chained stopper with shaped open finial, one side hinging outward at the base to reveal a secret compartment containing an oval enamel on copper miniature depicting a gentleman dressed as a Roman warrior, with long curling dark hair 5 1/8 in. (130 mm.) high 4 oz. (113 gr.) without the miniature
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