Gold and dark blue enamel snuffbox
Gold and dark blue enamel snuffbox
France, Paris
1765-1766
Master Ducrollay J.
Gold, enamel; carving, enamel over carving (engraving), guilloché
5.4 x 3.2 cm
Master's mark - JD; mark of the tax farmer Julien Berthe; Paris – mark in the form of a capital letter B under a crown, corresponding to the years 1765-1766
Rectangular gold snuffbox is with wavy walls and a hinged lid. The external surfaces of the lid and base are decorated with compositions featuring centrally located profiled shaped medallion, enclosed in a double wide oval profiled frame with wavy edge. The remaining space is filled with flower garlands on blue enamel background. The walls of the snuffbox are decorated with wide profiled band and a flower garland on blue enamel background
2140MC284/ДПИ