tabatière en or et émail, Jean-Joseph Barriére, Paris, 1789

de forme oblongue, parsemée d'étoiles sur un fond strié, les bordures émaillées de bleu foncé et blanc en forme de perles plates entre du feuillage en paillon, poinçon de maître, charge de J.B Kalendrin, la bordure gauche numérotée 2839, 9,5 cm ; 3 3/4 in; et une petite tabatière rectangulaire en or, à décor guilloché, poinçon de maître illisible, première lettre M, charge et décharge de J. J Prévost, Paris, 1762, 7 cm ; 2 3/4 in

oblong form, scattered with pellets on a reeded ground within dark blue and white enamelled borders of flat simulated pearls between paillon leaves, maker's mark, charge mark of J.B. Kalendrin, the left rim numbered : 2839, 9.5 cm ; 3 3/4 in; and a small rectangular gold snuff box, decorated overall with engine-turned patterns, maker's mark rubbed, first letter M, charge and discharge marks of J.J. Prévost, Paris, 1762, 7 cm ; 2 3/4 in

First with small damages to enamel border particularly on top of lid right and left ends and side base rim but also in other places; second has had base resoldered leaving small hole, wear and join visible on exterior and interior bubbled around join.
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