A VERY SMALL GOLD AND ENAMEL PILL BOX, NICOLAS PRÉVOST, PARIS, 1776
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November 11, 04:08 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A VERY SMALL GOLD AND ENAMEL PILL BOX, NICOLAS PRÉVOST, PARIS, 1776
circular, enamelled in translucent blue over diaper engine turning, within opaque white pellet and translucent scarlet and green leafy borders, French prestige marks, including maker’s mark, charge and discharge marks of Jean-Baptiste Fouache, Paris date letter for 1776, the rim engraved: ‘Du petit Dunkerque’
4.1 cm., 1⅝in. diameter