Gold Snuffbox By Master Goldsmith Louis Tronquoy, Restoration

Rectangular gold box with rounded corners, hinged lid decorated with scrolls on an matte background. The lid is decorated with a central oval medallion framed by a guilloché pattern of parallel striations. The medallion presents a composition of hair. A fine frieze of interlacing and stylized fruits frames this composition. The base repeats the decoration of parallel striations and floral frieze. This snuffbox is characteristic of the so-called sentimental objects of the early 19th century. Work from the early 19th century, Restoration.
Weight 118g.
Title: bull 1819-1838
Guarantee: Sardanapalus 1819-1838.
Master goldsmith LT for Louis Tronquoy.
Louis-François Tronquoy, son of Jean-François Tronquoy and Louise Ferdinande Morin, was born on May 20, 1798, at 639 rue des 4 vents, 11th arrondissement, Paris. On January 4, 1827, he was registered at 8 rue des Prouvaires, probably taking over the business and premises of the goldsmith Simon-Achille Léger. Tronquoy continued to work at the same address until June 28, 1871. LEARN MORE