Details
Ovale, à décor guilloché de disques concentriques, les bords ciselés de rinceaux sur fond sablé, le pourtour à décor de cannelures séparées par des bourgeons d’acanthe, poinçons dans le couvercle, le bord intérieur du couvercle, le fond et le bord intérieur : 3e titre pour Paris, 1819-1838 et maître-orfèvre; sur la gorge : garantie, 3e titre, et poinçons de contrôle postérieur
L.: 7,8 cm. (318 in.)
108 gr. (3 oz. 9 dwt.)
Provenance
Vente Sotheby's, New York, 5 juin 1997, lot 269.
FURTHER DETAILS
A LOUIS XVIII GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY CHARLES-CHRISTIAN PETSCHLER, PARIS, 1819- 1838
Oval, the lid and base engine-turned with concentric circles, the sides with polished vertical flutes interspersed with acanthus bud, marked in cover, base and inside rim of cover and inside rim of base: 3rd standard and maker; on flange: warranty, 3rd standard and later control marks
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