Live Auction 1162Centuries of Style, Silver, European Ceramics, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes
A LOUIS XVI TWO-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
Lot 239 THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN GENTLEMAN

A LOUIS XVI TWO-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX

BY PIERRE-LUCIEN JOITTEAU (FL. 1773-1793), MARKED, PARIS, 1776/1777, WITH THE CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-BAPTISTE FOUACHE 1774-1780

Closed27 November 2013

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GBP 2,500

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A LOUIS XVI TWO-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY PIERRE-LUCIEN JOITTEAU (FL. 1773-1793), MARKED, PARIS, 1776/1777, WITH THE CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-BAPTISTE FOUACHE 1774-1780
elongated oval box, the hinged cover, sides and base with panels of peaked engine-turning within gadrooned borders, the cover centred by a swirling chased rosette
3.7/8 in. (98 mm.) wide
2¼ oz. (76 gr.)

Christie's, Geneva, 17 May 1994, lot 70.