A Varicoloured Gold Snuff Box, in Mid-Eighteenth Century Paris Taste

oval, the lid and sides decorated with vignettes of sun-burst engine-turning centred with chased musical trophies, framed with engraved twirling ribbons interlaced with chased leafy foliage, on a sablé ground, the base similarly decorated around a quiver and flower garlands against chased clouds, French prestige marks including maker's mark purporting to be that of Louis Guillaume Casse, rubbed charge and discharge marks of Eloi Brichard (1756-1762), Paris date letter Q for 1756,

Length 3 ¼ in., 8.4 cm.