A FRENCH VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY NICOLAS HUGUET (FL. 1787-1815), MARKED, PARIS, STRUCK WITH THE PARISIAN EXCISE MARK AND THE PARISIAN THIRD STANDARD GUARANTEE MARK FOR GOLD 1809-1819
curved pocket-shaped box with rounded corners, the cover and base with panels of alternating vertical reeding and coin-pattern engine-turning, the sides with similar panels of coin-pattern engine-turning, with stamped foliate borders on a sablé ground and polished gold rims
3¾ in. (94 mm.) wide
3¼ oz. (103 gr.)
A FRENCH VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY NICOLAS HUGUET (FL. 1787-1815), MARKED, PARIS, STRUCK WITH THE PARISIAN EXCISE MARK AND THE PARISIAN THIRD STANDARD GUARANTEE MARK FOR GOLD 1809-1819
curved pocket-shaped box with rounded corners, the cover and base with panels of alternating vertical reeding and coin-pattern engine-turning, the sides with similar panels of coin-pattern engine-turning, with stamped foliate borders on a sablé ground and polished gold rims
3¾ in. (94 mm.) wide
3¼ oz. (103 gr.)
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