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A gold snuff box, Paris, 1798-1809

No reserve

Estimate

7,000 - 10,000 EUR

Lot Details

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Description

rectangular with cut corners, all sides decorated with wavy engine-turned bands framed by chased foliate strapwork on a sablé ground, the angels with chased flowerheads, the interior of the lid with an engraved inscription reading: 'mad about the boy’, rubbed maker’s mark, 8.4 cm., 3 1/8 in. wide; overall weight 100 grams, 3.21 oz.