A LOUIS XV-STYLE ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
PROBABLY GERMANY, CIRCA 1850, STRUCK WITH MARKS RESEMBLING THOSE OF JEAN FORMEY, THE PARISIAN DATE LETTER FOR 1766 AND THE CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-JACQUES PREVOST
oval box, the cover and base set with panels of translucent basse taille green enamel on an engine-turned ground within scrolling chased cartouches, each centred with an enamelled oval engraved plaque depicting domestic scenes, the sides with similarly enamelled fluted entrelac scrolls
3 3/8 in. (85 mm.) wide
A LOUIS XV-STYLE ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
PROBABLY GERMANY, CIRCA 1850, STRUCK WITH MARKS RESEMBLING THOSE OF JEAN FORMEY, THE PARISIAN DATE LETTER FOR 1766 AND THE CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-JACQUES PREVOST
oval box, the cover and base set with panels of translucent basse taille green enamel on an engine-turned ground within scrolling chased cartouches, each centred with an enamelled oval engraved plaque depicting domestic scenes, the sides with similarly enamelled fluted entrelac scrolls
3 3/8 in. (85 mm.) wide
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