Lot 410
  • 410

A silver-gilt snuff box, Antoine Daroux, Paris, 1746 and a gold snuff box, Jean-Charles-Simphorien Dubos, Paris, 1762

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • silver, silver-gilt
  • 6.8cm., 2 3/4 in. wide, the second 6cm., 2 3/8 in. wide
the first of cartouche form, chased with branch and leaf motifs on a swirling banded ground, the interior with later presentation inscription reading: 'A Trifle / in remembrance of / the Revd. Charles James Fox / to his faithful friend / Frederick Magenis Esqre. / from the widow / Charlotte Fox.', maker's mark, date letter, charge and discharge of Antoine Leschaudel, the second oval, the lid chased with a resting dog surrounded by architectural landscapes, the base chased with architectural scenery, the sides with fruit and flower garlands hanging from pilasters on a reeded ground, maker's mark, date letter, charge and discharge of Jean-Jacques Prevost, the rim signed by the retailer: Garand a Paris