AN IMPORTANT LOUIS XVI ENAMELLED THREE-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX SET WITH AN ENAMEL PLAQUE
BY CHARLES LE BASTIER (FL. 1754-1783), MARKED, PARIS, 1776/1777, WITH THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-BAPTISTE FOUACHE 1774-1780, THE INTERIOR STRUCK WITH INVENTORY NO. 826
AN IMPORTANT LOUIS XVI ENAMELLED THREE-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX SET WITH AN ENAMEL PLAQUE BY CHARLES LE BASTIER (FL. 1754-1783), MARKED, PARIS, 1776/1777, WITH THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-BAPTISTE FOUACHE 1774-1780, THE INTERIOR STRUCK WITH INVENTORY NO. 826 oval box, the cover, base and four side panels enamelled in translucent golden-yellow on an engine-turned peaked ground, within reeded gold and opaque white enamel borders, the cover centred with an oval enamel miniature of a classical scene depicting Venus, Cupid and Diana the Huntress, within a bright-cut and a laurel wreath border, the outer borders with gold bands of husks alternating with flowers, the side rim of cover and side pilasters applied with gold roundels of varying size on a sablé ground, in hinged green shagreen case lined with red plush 3 1/8 in. (80 mm.) wide (2)
AN IMPORTANT LOUIS XVI ENAMELLED THREE-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX SET WITH AN ENAMEL PLAQUE
BY CHARLES LE BASTIER (FL. 1754-1783), MARKED, PARIS, 1776/1777, WITH THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-BAPTISTE FOUACHE 1774-1780, THE INTERIOR STRUCK WITH INVENTORY NO. 826
AN IMPORTANT LOUIS XVI ENAMELLED THREE-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX SET WITH AN ENAMEL PLAQUE BY CHARLES LE BASTIER (FL. 1754-1783), MARKED, PARIS, 1776/1777, WITH THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-BAPTISTE FOUACHE 1774-1780, THE INTERIOR STRUCK WITH INVENTORY NO. 826 oval box, the cover, base and four side panels enamelled in translucent golden-yellow on an engine-turned peaked ground, within reeded gold and opaque white enamel borders, the cover centred with an oval enamel miniature of a classical scene depicting Venus, Cupid and Diana the Huntress, within a bright-cut and a laurel wreath border, the outer borders with gold bands of husks alternating with flowers, the side rim of cover and side pilasters applied with gold roundels of varying size on a sablé ground, in hinged green shagreen case lined with red plush 3 1/8 in. (80 mm.) wide (2)
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