ID 400059
Lot 98 | A GOLD-MOUNTED AND TWO SILVER-MOUNTED FRENCH PORCELAIN SNUFF-BOXES
Estimate value
$ 7 000 – 10 000
A gold-mounted Mennecy box, circa 1775, modeled as a royal drum, painted with military trophies, canonballs and three fleur-de-lys, the mounts of a later date, 21/8 in. (5.2 cm.) wide
A silver-mounted figural box, the porcelain circa 1745, modeled as a half-length figure of a soldier, his musket at his left side and his satchel incised FR, the cover molded with a flower, 3 in. (7.5 cm.) high
A silver-mounted shaped-circular box, circa 1750, perhaps Sceaux, the mounts of a later date, formed as a paneled cushion in yellow, pink and blue, the inside of the cover with flower sprays, 27/8 in. (7.2 cm.) wide
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