A jewelled four-colour gold and enamel snuff box, Daniel Marchand & Co., Hanau, circa 1775
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May 26, 12:14 PM GMT
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4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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A jewelled four-colour gold and enamel snuff box, Daniel Marchand & Co.
Hanau, circa 1775
oval, the lid later applied with a contemporary oval enamel plaque of a young lady feeding baby birds, within a rose diamond frame, scale engine-turned ground within interlaced borders, the sides divided by chased coloured gold baskets of flowers, maker's mark between two flourishes,
6.3cm., 2 1/2 in. wide
Daniel Marchand (1733-1794), native of Hanau and brother-in-law of Les Frères Toussaint, was also founder of one of the leading firms producing bijouterie in 18th century Hanau. He was a prominent member of the goldsmiths' association founded in 1764 and also a signatory of the 1773 agreement signed with the engine-turner Etienne Flamant. He was contracted to supply 70 boxes a year to Flamant for turning and it is more than probable that the present box was one of these, although the agreement failed in the end as they were unable to supply the number of boxes required. According to Lorenz Seelig, Marchand's firm went bankrupt before 1790. For further information, see Seelig, ‘Eighteenth century Hanau gold boxes’, Silver Society of Canada Journal, 2015, vol. 18, p. 40.
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