ID 437251 
Lot 84  | A LOUIS XVI ENAMELLED VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
Estimate value
£ 8 000 – 12 000 
BY CHARLES LE BASTIER (FL. 1754-1783), MARKED, PARIS, 1777/1778, STAMPED 844, WITH THE CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-BAPTISTE FOUACHE 1774-1780
oval, the cover, sides and base set with panels of horizontal engine-turning enamelled in translucent gold, painted en camaïeu with brown winter branches within white enamel frames, chased vari-colour gold foliate outer borders with raised flowerheads and vase pilasters
3½ in. (89 mm.) wide
| Medium: | Gold | 
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| Auction house category: | Cans and snuffboxes, Boxes and Cases | 
| Medium: | Gold | 
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| 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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| Conditions of purchase | Conditions of purchase | 



