A CONTINENTAL GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE SNUFF-BOX WITH MINIATURE
19TH CENTURY
The deep amethystine-quartz body with gold moldings and a rococo thumbpiece, the hinged cover with a glazed gouache painting of a scene above inscription "MONTGOLFIER A VERSAILLES LE 19 SEPT 1783" and a signature, marked inside cover with spurious Paris warden's mark and maker's mark, and on rim with later French control marks
2 5/8 in. (6.5 cm.) long
A CONTINENTAL GOLD-MOUNTED HARDSTONE SNUFF-BOX WITH MINIATURE
19TH CENTURY
The deep amethystine-quartz body with gold moldings and a rococo thumbpiece, the hinged cover with a glazed gouache painting of a scene above inscription "MONTGOLFIER A VERSAILLES LE 19 SEPT 1783" and a signature, marked inside cover with spurious Paris warden's mark and maker's mark, and on rim with later French control marks
2 5/8 in. (6.5 cm.) long
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