A varicolour gold and silver snuff box, by Guillaume-Bernard Chaguet, Paris, 1758/1759

of ingot form, all sides decorated with chased flower bouquets en deux couleurs on a sunray engine-turned silver ground, within scrolling frames, the ground further engraved with leaves and scrollwork, the gold mounts with wavy decoration, the interior of the lid engraved with a presentation inscription reading: 'Rubini / all'amico Bagnolesi',

maker's mark, charge and discharge marks of Eloi Brichard (1756-1762), Paris date letter S,

Long. 80 mm, width. 3 1/8 in, poids. 135 gr. Weight. 4.34 oz.