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Lot 38 Dα

A 14k gold enamel Louis XVI snuffbox

Auction 1158 - overview Cologne
12.11.2020, 14:00 - Jewellery and Gold Boxes
Estimate: 3.500 € - 4.000 €
Result: 4.500 € (incl. premium)

A 14k gold enamel Louis XVI snuffbox

Square box with curved push-button and guilloche decor framed by white enamel stripes and blue enamel borders studded with gold stars. Hallmarks: French prestige marks in the manner of Julien Alaterre. A minor chip to the enamel. 2.5 x 7.5 x 2.7 cm. Weight 73.06 g.
Frères Cellier, Geneva, late 18th C.

Literature

For more on the marks, cf.: Selig, Golddosen des 18. Jahrhunderts, Munich 2007, p. 508, cat. 41 and 42.