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A two-coloured gold and enamel snuff box, Charles Le Bastier, Paris, 1775/1776

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18,000 - 25,000 EUR

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Description

oval, the lid applied with an earlier enamel portrait miniature of Philip V of Spain (1683-1746), framed with a chased openwork rose border on an opaque white enamel ground, under glazing, within a laurel border, the ground on all sides decorated with alternating bands of dark blue and leopard fur patterned translucent enamel, over wavy and chevron engine-turning, within opaque white enamel and chased gold entrelac-de-rubans and sun dial border, the sides with further dividers formed of chased lemon gold musical trophies on an opaque white enamel ground, maker's mark, charge and discharge marks of Julien Alaterre (1768-1774), Paris date letter M, further numbered: 254,


8.4 cm; 3 1/4 in. wide,

overall weight 177 grams; 6.24 oz.