A LOUIS XV GOLD-MOUNTED MOTHER-OF-PEARL DOUBLE OPENING SNUFF-BOX
MARKED PARIS, 1754/55, MAKER'S MARK ILLEGIBLE, WITH CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF JULIEN BERTHE 1750-1756
Barrel shaped, the mother-of-pearl slats forming the body held by two gold ribs engraved with geometric motifs and applied with friezes of gold flowers and leaves over carved motifs, the hinged covers with gold chased mounts and applied with a Bacchic figure of a boy flanked by trees
2 1/2 in. (64 mm.) long
A LOUIS XV GOLD-MOUNTED MOTHER-OF-PEARL DOUBLE OPENING SNUFF-BOX
MARKED PARIS, 1754/55, MAKER'S MARK ILLEGIBLE, WITH CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF JULIEN BERTHE 1750-1756
Barrel shaped, the mother-of-pearl slats forming the body held by two gold ribs engraved with geometric motifs and applied with friezes of gold flowers and leaves over carved motifs, the hinged covers with gold chased mounts and applied with a Bacchic figure of a boy flanked by trees
2 1/2 in. (64 mm.) long
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