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A Louis XVI Gold & Enamel Snuff Box

A Louis XVI Gold & Enamel Snuff Box

Paris, 1781-1782
Goldsmith’s mark – A
Length: 8.5 cm; 3 ⅜ in.

The box of oval form, the lid set with a contemporary oval enamel plaque representing a writer and his muse, the reserves enamelled in translucent blue over engine-turning scattered with pellets highlighted with a border of opaque white dots, the sides and base similarly decorated.
The left flange numbered: 553
 

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