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Oval snuffbox in 18 K gold (750‰) with all-sided...

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Oval snuffbox in 18 K gold (750‰) with all-sided decoration of a seed of pellets on a guilloche pattern background of horizontal fillets; the chiselled frames of foliage on an amati background (accidents, wear and tear). Hallmark of the Master goldsmith Jean-Etienne THIERRY, received in 1775. Paris, 1783-1784. Hallmarks: On the bottom, side and cover; Master goldsmith, charge, jurande (letter U). On the throat: discharge, (a ewer). Height: 2,4 cm - Length: 8 cm - Width: 5,7 cm Weight: 108,7 g