A St. Cloud snuff box in the shape of a magot circa 1740

seated, enamelled with scattered sprigs and an insect, mount and cover lacking

There is a small chip to the rim at the front, mainly visible on the inner rim, approximately 2mm wide.
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For four further examples of this model, complete with their mounts and covers, see the Bard Graduate Center exhibition catalogue, The Saint-Cloud Manufactory, Ed. Bertrand Rondot, 1999, pp. 238, no. 192