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THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN GENTLEMAN
A FRENCH GOLD SNUFF-BOX
MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT, PARIS, CIRCA 1815, STRUCK WITH THE PARISIAN THIRD STANDARD MARK FOR 18 CARAT GOLD, TWO FRENCH POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD AND A POST-1819 SOUTH WEST FRANCE GUARANTEE MARK FOR SMALL GOLD ITEMS
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A FRENCH GOLD SNUFF-BOX
MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT, PARIS, CIRCA 1815, STRUCK WITH THE PARISIAN THIRD STANDARD MARK FOR 18 CARAT GOLD, TWO FRENCH POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD AND A POST-1819 SOUTH WEST FRANCE GUARANTEE MARK FOR SMALL GOLD ITEMS
in the form of a book, the cover and base with panels of peaked-pattern engine-turning within stamped foliate sablé borders, the spine stamped and chased with acanthus and flowerheads within polished gold frames, the cover with a half-circle cartouche engraved with scolling initials 'IM'
2 3/8 in. (61 mm.) wide
1¾ oz. (50 gr.)
MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT, PARIS, CIRCA 1815, STRUCK WITH THE PARISIAN THIRD STANDARD MARK FOR 18 CARAT GOLD, TWO FRENCH POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD AND A POST-1819 SOUTH WEST FRANCE GUARANTEE MARK FOR SMALL GOLD ITEMS
in the form of a book, the cover and base with panels of peaked-pattern engine-turning within stamped foliate sablé borders, the spine stamped and chased with acanthus and flowerheads within polished gold frames, the cover with a half-circle cartouche engraved with scolling initials 'IM'
2 3/8 in. (61 mm.) wide
1¾ oz. (50 gr.)
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