Charles Le Bastier: Oblong Snuffbox In Colored Gold

Two-tone gold snuffbox.
It is entirely guilloché with parallel stripes dotted with regular polka dots.
The contours are chiseled with a cord in relief on a sandblasted background.
It is decorated with four pilasters with double capitals topped with green gold leaf garlands.
Length: 9.3 cm
Width: 2.5 cm
Height: 2 cm
Weight: 74.6 g
Hallmarks of Paris 1778-1779
Master Goldsmith Charles Le Bastier. active from 1754 to 1783; He was received Master under the guarantee of Jean Mognat, renowned for his gold boxes and snuffboxes.

Snuffboxes by Charles le Bastier are cited in the collections of the Louvre, Cognacq Jay, the Metropolitan Museum, the Virginia Museum in Richmond, the Asmolean Museum ....