Classic Design

A small jewelled gold and enamel snuff box, Charles-Alexandre Bouillerot, Paris, 1772/1773

Estimate

4,000 - 6,000 EUR

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Lot Details

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Description

oval, the lid applied with an enamel portrait miniature of a young lady with flowers in her hair, within translucent green enamel and rose-cut diamond-set frames, on a wavy engine-turned ground, foliate outer borders, the sides and base with matching decoration, maker's mark, charge and discharge marks of Julien Alaterre (1768-1774), Paris date letter I, the right rim numbered: 301,

5.6 cm; 2 3/8 in. wide

overall weight 58 grams; 2.04 oz.

Collection of Dr. Anton C. R. Dreesman, Christie’s London, 11 April 2002, lot 907

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