Live Auction 5377Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes
A FRENCH GOLD SNUFF-BOX
Lot 90

A FRENCH GOLD SNUFF-BOX

BY TOUSSAINT-FRANÇOIS PILLIEUX (FL. 1786-1813), MARKED, STRUCK WITH THE THIRD PARISIAN STANDARD MARK FOR GOLD 1798-1809, THE PARISIAN GUARANTEE MARK FOR GOLD 1798-1809 AND WITH THE PARISIAN POST-REVOLUTIONARY UNOFFICIAL STANDARD MARK FOR 18 CARAT GOLD

Closed31 May 2012

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A FRENCH GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY TOUSSAINT-FRANÇOIS PILLIEUX (FL. 1786-1813), MARKED, STRUCK WITH THE THIRD PARISIAN STANDARD MARK FOR GOLD 1798-1809, THE PARISIAN GUARANTEE MARK FOR GOLD 1798-1809 AND WITH THE PARISIAN POST-REVOLUTIONARY UNOFFICIAL STANDARD MARK FOR 18 CARAT GOLD
flattened rectangular box, the cover and base with panels of stepped geometric pattern engine-turning within polished fluted frames and slightly raised foliate borders on a sablé ground, the sides with panels of coin-pattern engine-turning, raised gold pellet thumbpiece
3¼ in. (82 mm.) wide
3½ oz. (108 gr.)

Christie's, Rome, 3-10 December 1997, lot 1419.