A FRENCH GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY LOUIS-FRANÇOIS TRONQUOY (FL. 1827-1871), WITH THE POST-1838 PARISIAN THIRD STANDARD MARK FOR GOLD AND THE BELGIAN POST-1831 STANDARD MARK FOR SMALL FOREIGN WORKS
rectangular box with rounded corners and waisted sides, the cover, base and sides with panels of reeded horizontal engine-turning within stamped foliate scroll borders, the cover centred with a shaped cartouche engraved with the initials 'H. W.', slightly raised foliage thumbpiece
2¾ in. (70 mm.) wide
1½ oz. (46 gr.)
A FRENCH GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY LOUIS-FRANÇOIS TRONQUOY (FL. 1827-1871), WITH THE POST-1838 PARISIAN THIRD STANDARD MARK FOR GOLD AND THE BELGIAN POST-1831 STANDARD MARK FOR SMALL FOREIGN WORKS
rectangular box with rounded corners and waisted sides, the cover, base and sides with panels of reeded horizontal engine-turning within stamped foliate scroll borders, the cover centred with a shaped cartouche engraved with the initials 'H. W.', slightly raised foliage thumbpiece
2¾ in. (70 mm.) wide
1½ oz. (46 gr.)
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