A FRENCH ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX

Lot 42
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ID 992566
Lot 42 | A FRENCH ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
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£ 3 000 – 5 000
A FRENCH ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX

PARIS, 1819-1838, WITH THE FRENCH THIRD STANDARD GUARANTEE MARK FOR GOLD 1819-1838

Oblong with fluted ends, the surface chased with flowers and foliage enamelled in white and black, marked on bezel and cover, and with later French control for gold after 1838

3 1/8 in. (79 mm.) wide

gross weight 1/4 oz. (58 gr.)





Provenance

Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 15 April 1997, lot 8.



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