拍品专文
The same unidentified maker's mark, I I or I L with crown above, is on two boxes in the Louvre Museum. (See S. Grandjean, Catalogue des tabatières, boîtes et étuis des XVIIIe et XIXe siècles du musée du Louvre, Paris, 1981, No.s 560 and 561.)
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19TH CENTURY, MAKER'S MARK I I OR I L WITH CROWN ABOVE, WITH FRENCH SPURIOUS SILVER CHARGE MARK FOR PARIS 1762-1768
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A FRENCH JEWELLED ENAMELLED VARI-COLOUR GOLD SNUFF-BOX
19TH CENTURY, MAKER'S MARK I I OR I L WITH CROWN ABOVE, WITH FRENCH SPURIOUS SILVER CHARGE MARK FOR PARIS 1762-1768
Oblong box, the cover and sides set with enamelled panels depicting interior family scenes in the manner of Fragonard, the base set with an enamelled panel with musical and love trophies, within chased vari-colour foliate and entrelac gold sablé borders and side pilasters enhanced with diamonds, in red leather case
3 1⁄2 in. (90 mm.) wide
19TH CENTURY, MAKER'S MARK I I OR I L WITH CROWN ABOVE, WITH FRENCH SPURIOUS SILVER CHARGE MARK FOR PARIS 1762-1768
Oblong box, the cover and sides set with enamelled panels depicting interior family scenes in the manner of Fragonard, the base set with an enamelled panel with musical and love trophies, within chased vari-colour foliate and entrelac gold sablé borders and side pilasters enhanced with diamonds, in red leather case
3 1⁄2 in. (90 mm.) wide
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
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The same unidentified maker's mark, I I or I L with crown above, is on two boxes in the Louvre Museum. (See S. Grandjean, Catalogue des tabatières, boîtes et étuis des XVIIIe et XIXe siècles du musée du Louvre, Paris, 1981, No.s 560 and 561.)