ID 437223
Lot 86 | A LOUIS XV JEWELLED ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
Estimate value
£ 10 000 – 15 000
BY JEAN-JOSEPH BARRIÈRE (FL. 1763-1793), MARKED, PARIS, 1767/1768, THE FLANGE STAMPED 493, WITH THE CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-JACQUES PREVOST 1762-1768
oval, the cover, sides and base set with panels of peak-pattern engine turning within chased borders of fleur-de-lys and set at intervals with circles, ovolos and rectangles of enamel simulating lapis lazuli, the cover later centred with an enamel portrait miniature of King Louis XIV within a gold and diamond frame with further scattered diamonds
3¼ in. (82 mm.) wide
| Manufactur: | Jean-Joseph Barriere |
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| Medium: | Diamonds |
| Auction house category: | Cans and snuffboxes, Boxes and Cases |
| Manufactur: | Jean-Joseph Barriere |
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| Medium: | Diamonds |
| Auction house category: | Cans and snuffboxes, Boxes and Cases |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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