A FRENCH GOLD SNUFF-BOX
Lot 296

A FRENCH GOLD SNUFF-BOX

MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT, PARIS, CIRCA 1840, FLANGE STAMPED 208 AND WITH A FRENCH POST-1838 MARK FOR EXPORT

Closed2 December 2015

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GBP 2,000

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A FRENCH GOLD SNUFF-BOX
MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT, PARIS, CIRCA 1840, FLANGE STAMPED 208 AND WITH A FRENCH POST-1838 MARK FOR EXPORT
rectangular box with waisted sides, the cover, sides and base set with panels of engine-turning with chased foliate corners and borders, the cover centred with a shaped rectangular polished gold reserve
3 in. (77 mm.) wide
2½ oz. (80 gr.)