A LOUIS XVI ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
Lot 270

A LOUIS XVI ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX

BY JEAN-JOSEPH BARRIERE (FL. 1763-1793), PARIS, 1787/1788, WITH THE SECOND CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF HENRY CLAVELL 1782-1789

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A LOUIS XVI ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY JEAN-JOSEPH BARRIERE (FL. 1763-1793), PARIS, 1787/1788, WITH THE SECOND CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF HENRY CLAVELL 1782-1789
narrow oblong box with rounded ends, the cover, sides and base with panels of reeded engine-turning set at intervals with flowerheads, within opaque pink and sky-blue enamel borders, in associated case
3.5/8 in. (93 mm.) wide

Sotheby's, London, 28 July 1964, lot 92.