A CONTINENTAL ROCOCO SILVER-MOUNTED ENAMEL SNUFF-BOX
A CONTINENTAL ROCOCO SILVER-MOUNTED ENAMEL SNUFF-BOX

BERLIN, FROMERY WORKSHOP, OR PARIS, THE SILVER MOUNTS WITH THE DISCHARGE MARK OF ANTOINE LESCHAUDEL 1744-1750

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A CONTINENTAL ROCOCO SILVER-MOUNTED ENAMEL SNUFF-BOX
Berlin, Fromery Workshop, or Paris, the silver mounts with the discharge mark of Antoine Leschaudel 1744-1750
Shoe-shaped white enamel on copper box with uptilted pointed tip and high heel, the concave oval cover decorated with raised gilded flowers and scrolling foliage, the sides similarly decorated, reeded straps and translucent green enamelled buckle, bloodstone green enamelled base of heel and sole, the reeded silver mounts with flanged thumbpiece at the rear of the shoe
4 in. (101 mm.) wide

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