A LOUIS XVI VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX SET WITH ENAMEL PLAQUES
BY JEAN LOUIS DARRAS (FL. 1781-1793), MARKED, PARIS, 1781/1782
oval box, the cover, sides and base set with six enamel miniatures mounted à cage in gold with a continuous border of beading on a sablé ground, with chased vari-colour gold foliate pilasters, the cover depicting a fairy-tale of a wolf-man scaring a family, possibly after a painting by Jean-Baptiste Greuze, the sides and base with colourful alpine landscapes
2 5/8 in. (68 mm.) wide
A LOUIS XVI VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX SET WITH ENAMEL PLAQUES
BY JEAN LOUIS DARRAS (FL. 1781-1793), MARKED, PARIS, 1781/1782
oval box, the cover, sides and base set with six enamel miniatures mounted à cage in gold with a continuous border of beading on a sablé ground, with chased vari-colour gold foliate pilasters, the cover depicting a fairy-tale of a wolf-man scaring a family, possibly after a painting by Jean-Baptiste Greuze, the sides and base with colourful alpine landscapes
2 5/8 in. (68 mm.) wide
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