A LOUIS XV GOLD SNUFF-BOX APPLIED WITH SHELL, IVORY AND HARDSTONES
BY JEAN GEORGES (FL. 1752-1765), MARKED, PARIS, 1758/1759, SIGNED ON THE FLANGE '·GEORGE·APARIS·', WITH THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF ELOY BRICHARD 1756-1762, LATER STRUCK WITH TWO FRENCH POST-1864 IMPORT MARKS FOR GOLD AND THE AUSTRIAN IMPORT MARK FOR 1901-1921, THE APPLIED DECORATION POSSIBLY LATER
Oval box, all over engine-turned with diagonal bands of fish scales alternating with bands of scalloped reeding, flanked by flutes, the hinged cover and sides applied with shimmering vari-colour opalescent abalone shell and mother-of-pearl reliefs inlaid with carved hardstone and ivory detailing, the cover relief depicting an Arcadian scene with temple ruin background, the front relief carved with a shepherdess on a bridge, the reverse relief carved with a staircase, pastoral figures and a cow, the hinge invisibly incorporated in the upper end of the cover
3¼ in. (82 mm.) wide
A LOUIS XV GOLD SNUFF-BOX APPLIED WITH SHELL, IVORY AND HARDSTONES
BY JEAN GEORGES (FL. 1752-1765), MARKED, PARIS, 1758/1759, SIGNED ON THE FLANGE '·GEORGE·APARIS·', WITH THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF ELOY BRICHARD 1756-1762, LATER STRUCK WITH TWO FRENCH POST-1864 IMPORT MARKS FOR GOLD AND THE AUSTRIAN IMPORT MARK FOR 1901-1921, THE APPLIED DECORATION POSSIBLY LATER
Oval box, all over engine-turned with diagonal bands of fish scales alternating with bands of scalloped reeding, flanked by flutes, the hinged cover and sides applied with shimmering vari-colour opalescent abalone shell and mother-of-pearl reliefs inlaid with carved hardstone and ivory detailing, the cover relief depicting an Arcadian scene with temple ruin background, the front relief carved with a shepherdess on a bridge, the reverse relief carved with a staircase, pastoral figures and a cow, the hinge invisibly incorporated in the upper end of the cover
3¼ in. (82 mm.) wide
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