Snuffbox with an ornate monogram “AW”
Snuffbox with an ornate monogram “AW”
France, Paris
1752
Maker: J. George
Multi-colored gold; chasing, engraving
3.8 x 7.7 x 3.6 cm
Maker’s mark; tax farmer Julien Berthe (1750–1756); engraved inscription “George A Paris”
Rectangular gold snuffbox with a hinged lid. The exterior surface of the body and the lid is decorated with ornament imitating wickerwork. In the center of the lid is an applied ornate monogram enclosed within a wreath of laurel branches tied with ribbon.
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