A FRENCH GOLD-MOUNTED SNUFF-BOX SET WITH A MINIATURE
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A FRENCH GOLD-MOUNTED SNUFF-BOX SET WITH A MINIATURE

BY PIERRE-ANDRÉ MONTAUBAN (FL. 1800-1822), MARKED, WITH THE THIRD STANDARD MARK FOR PARIS 1798-1809, THE PARIS RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD 1809-1819; ENGRAVED ON FLANGE ON THE FRONT WITH 'GIBERT JOAILLIER QUAI VOLTAIRE No 17' AND ON THE SIDE 'No 18'

Fermé22 November 2022

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A FRENCH GOLD-MOUNTED SNUFF-BOX SET WITH A MINIATURE
BY PIERRE-ANDRÉ MONTAUBAN (FL. 1800-1822), MARKED, WITH THE THIRD STANDARD MARK FOR PARIS 1798-1809, THE PARIS RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD 1809-1819; ENGRAVED ON FLANGE ON THE FRONT WITH 'GIBERT JOAILLIER QUAI VOLTAIRE No 17' AND ON THE SIDE 'No 18'
Rectangular with canted corners, the cover with a glazed miniature on ivory of a lady and a knight visiting a hermit in verdant wooded landscape within gold frame chased with fleurons edged with blue enamelled band, the sides and underside with panels of engine-turned trellis pattern framed by a blue enamel band, the rims chased with scrolling acanthus leaf border
3 5/8 in. (91 mm.) wide

Note du spécialiste

The box is engraved on the flange with the name of the retailer Gibert, for Louis-Armand and his son Henry Gibert, known to have valued jewels for Napoleon and supplied him with presentation snuff boxes produced by such goldsmiths as Montauban, Blerzy and Vachette.