A GOLD-MOUNTED ENGLISH PORCELAIN EGG-FORM PATCH OR SNUFF BOX
CIRCA 1755, CHELSEA OR CHARLES GOUYN
Painted with a butterfly hovering above a basket of flowers, a banner below inscribed JE M(')ATACHE A LA PLUS DOUCE, the gold mount richly chased with foliate scrolls
2 ¼ in. (5.7 cm.) long
A GOLD-MOUNTED ENGLISH PORCELAIN EGG-FORM PATCH OR SNUFF BOX
CIRCA 1755, CHELSEA OR CHARLES GOUYN
Painted with a butterfly hovering above a basket of flowers, a banner below inscribed JE M(')ATACHE A LA PLUS DOUCE, the gold mount richly chased with foliate scrolls
2 ¼ in. (5.7 cm.) long
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