ID 1027681 
Lot 318  | A LOUIS XVI TWO-COLOR GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE SNUFF-BOX
Estimate value
$ 1 500 – 2 000 
PARIS, 1784, POSSIBLY BY PIERRE DEBREE; CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-FRANCOIS KALENDRIN; A LATER FRENCH CONTROL MARK FOR IMPORTED IN USE FROM 1819-1838; A FRENCH MARK FOR SMALL ITEM IN USE FROM 10 MAY-1 OCTOBER 1838; BELGIAN IMPORT CONTROL MARK IN USE FROM 1831 TO 1868
Realistically carved in the shape of a shell from striated brown agate within a gold mount chased with laurel garlands, the corresponding cover mounted à jour within a beaded gold mounts, marked inside rim and outside
1 ½ in. (4 cm.) long
1 oz. 17 dwt. (57 gr.) gross weight
Provenance
The Collection of the Rothschild family.
By descent to the present owners.
| Medium: | Gold, Stone | 
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| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe | 
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Cans and snuffboxes, Boxes and Cases | 
| Medium: | Gold, Stone | 
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| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe | 
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Cans and snuffboxes, Boxes and Cases | 
| Address of auction | 
CHRISTIE'S 20 Rockefeller Plaza 10020 New York USA  | ||||||||||||||
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