Lot Essay
Nicolas Marguerit was apprenticed in 1751 and became master on 17 January 1763. In 1766, he is listed as residing in cour Lamoignon and is last mentioned in 1790.
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THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN GENTLEMAN (LOTS 164-181)
A LOUIS XVI ENAMELLED VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY NICOLAS MARGUERIT (FL. 1763-1790), MARKED, PARIS, 1775/1776, WITH THE CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-BAPTISTE FOUACHE 1774-1780
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A LOUIS XVI ENAMELLED VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY NICOLAS MARGUERIT (FL. 1763-1790), MARKED, PARIS, 1775/1776, WITH THE CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-BAPTISTE FOUACHE 1774-1780
oval box, the cover, sides and base set with panels of translucent red enamel over an engine-turned ground, within vari-colour gold sablé borders and side pilasters chased with flowerheads and foliage
2 3/8 in. (60 mm.) wide
BY NICOLAS MARGUERIT (FL. 1763-1790), MARKED, PARIS, 1775/1776, WITH THE CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF JEAN-BAPTISTE FOUACHE 1774-1780
oval box, the cover, sides and base set with panels of translucent red enamel over an engine-turned ground, within vari-colour gold sablé borders and side pilasters chased with flowerheads and foliage
2 3/8 in. (60 mm.) wide
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