An Early Louis Xv Four-Colour Gold and Tortoiseshell Snuff-Box

Shaped rectangular with serpentine double-ogee ends, the cover and base set with a tortoiseshell panel applied with vari-colour gold rococo trophy of shells, algae, flowers and foliage, the front and back panels chased with varicoloured gold lake scenes with boats surrounded by shells, the ends with cornucopia of fruits, baskets of shells and flower bouquet, marked inside with charge, date-letter (I) and maker; the flange with decharge 1726-1732 and engraved with 'Gouers A Paris'

Schätzpreis:23.967,92€

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