LARGE JAPANESE LACQUER SNUFFBOX, SALLOT PIERRE-GUILLAUME,... Lot 23

LARGE JAPANESE LACQUER SNUFFBOX, SALLOT PIERRE-GUILLAUME, PARIS, 1781. Of oval shape, the hinged lid is decorated with a lacquered panel with a black background and gold highlights representing a Japanese kaki tree and a pine tree on the edge of a lake on an island background, the border is decorated with gold foliage and the reverse with cranes. Gold frame finely engraved with a frieze of interlacing. Inside in tortoiseshell. Good condition. Title stamp : Paris, 1781. Hallmark of the master gilder : Pierre-Guillaume Sallot. H. : 3,5 cm - W. : 8,7 cm - D. : 6,5 cm.