A Louis XV gold and Japanese lacquer snuff box
the mount with maker's mark rubbed (?) G? with a star for difference, Paris 1772
Oval, the cover set with a lacquer panel mother of pearl flowers in hiramakie foliage on a speckled nashiji ground, the the gold cage mounts with chased guilloche decoration, the sides and base with similar panels and mounts, the interior with tortoiseshell liner, height 3.2cm, length 7cm.
Oval, the cover set with a lacquer panel mother of pearl flowers in hiramakie foliage on a speckled nashiji ground, the the gold cage mounts with chased guilloche decoration, the sides and base with similar panels and mounts, the interior with tortoiseshell liner, height 3.2cm, length 7cm.
Estimate:
£5,000 - 7,000
€5,800 - 8,200
US$ 7,500 - 11,000
€5,800 - 8,200
US$ 7,500 - 11,000
Category: Decorative Arts / Silver
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