"Louis XV Double Compartment Gold Snuffbox, Master Goldsmith Germain Chaye"
Very beautiful rectangular gold box with a vertical base and two lids opening in opposite directions. Its faces striated with sinusoidal lines are decorated with geometric designs of waves and scales in high relief. The interior has two compartments. Geometric decoration of rare modernity. PARIS, 1759.Weight: 125 g. (4,4 oz)
Master goldsmith GC: Germain CHAYE 1755-1791.
General farmer: Eloy Brichard: 1756-1762.
Charge: portcullis.
Discharge: shell.
Letter date T for 1759.
Bibliography: The snuffboxes of the Louvre Museum: page 67 (Germain Chaye)
The snuffboxes of the Louvre Museum: page 180 No. 230 similar box.
LEARN MORE
Le Magazine de PROANTIC
TRÉSORS Magazine
Rivista Artiquariato