A FRENCH VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
A FRENCH VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX

BY SIMON ACHILLE LEGER (FL. 1815-1826), MARKED, PARIS, CIRCA 1825, STRUCK WITH THE THIRD STANDARD MARK FOR GOLD, PARIS 1819-1838 AND THE PARISIAN POST-REVOLUTIONARY UNOFFICIAL STANDARD MARK FOR 18 CARAT GOLD

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A FRENCH VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY SIMON ACHILLE LEGER (FL. 1815-1826), MARKED, PARIS, CIRCA 1825, STRUCK WITH THE THIRD STANDARD MARK FOR GOLD, PARIS 1819-1838 AND THE PARISIAN POST-REVOLUTIONARY UNOFFICIAL STANDARD MARK FOR 18 CARAT GOLD
rectangular box with rounded corners, the cover and base with panels of horizontal wave-pattern engine-turning within sablé gold frames, the sides stamped with scrolling foliage and berries and a central band of vertical gold stripes on a frosted ground
3½ in. (90 mm.) wide
3½ oz. (108 gr.)
Provenance
With Sotirio Bulgari, Rome.

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