A LOUIS XV GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL SNUFF-BOX
MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT, PARIS, 1762, WITH THE CHARGE MARK OF ELOY BRICHARD 1756-1762 AND THE DECHARGE MARK OF JEAN-JACQUES PREVOST 1762-1768
rounded box of dark tortoiseshell, the cover inlaid with a chased vari-colour gold reserve depicting La Fontaine's fable 'The Raven and the Fox', the sides and base inlaid with vari-colour gold floral sprays, within chased gold mounts
3 in. (78 mm.)
A LOUIS XV GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL SNUFF-BOX
MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT, PARIS, 1762, WITH THE CHARGE MARK OF ELOY BRICHARD 1756-1762 AND THE DECHARGE MARK OF JEAN-JACQUES PREVOST 1762-1768
rounded box of dark tortoiseshell, the cover inlaid with a chased vari-colour gold reserve depicting La Fontaine's fable 'The Raven and the Fox', the sides and base inlaid with vari-colour gold floral sprays, within chased gold mounts
3 in. (78 mm.)
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