A LOUIS XV GOLD-MOUNTED MOTHER-OF-PEARL DOUBLE OPENING SNUFF-BOX

Lot 42
22.11.2022 10:00UTC +00:00
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Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 848653
Lot 42 | A LOUIS XV GOLD-MOUNTED MOTHER-OF-PEARL DOUBLE OPENING SNUFF-BOX
Estimate value
£ 6 000 – 8 000
A LOUIS XV GOLD-MOUNTED MOTHER-OF-PEARL DOUBLE OPENING SNUFF-BOX

MARKED PARIS, WITH CHARGE AND DECHARGE OF LOUIS ROBIN 1738-1744, MAKER'S MARK ILLEGIBLE

Barrel-shaped box opening on both ends with hinged lids within reeded gold rims, the mother-of-pearl slats held by two gold reeded ribs

2 1/8 in. (55 mm.) high





Provenance

Acquired from S.J. Phillips, Ltd., London, 30 June 1972.
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