Object Description
A superb French vari-colour gold snuff box of oval form. Charmingly presented with decorative applied plaques; the lid has a central love trophy of hearts, love birds, flaming torches and a mandolin; the four sides panels have gardening and musical themes.
Weight 86 grams, just under 3 troy ounces.
Length 6.7cm. Width 4.8cm. Height 2.5cm.
Paris 1775.
Maker Elori-Denis Thierry.
High grade gold, 3 colours, 18 carat.
Marks. Stamped inside the cover and base with French gold marks for Paris 1775. Maker Elori-Denis Thierry.
Maker: Elori-Denis Thierry
Elori-Denis Thierry, French goldsmith, working in Paris during the second half of the 18th century.
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