A GROUP OF THREE OVAL MULTICOLOURED GOLD SNUFF BOXES, PARIS, 1783 AND LATER | A group of three oval multicoloured gold snuff boxes, Paris, 1783 and later

each engine-turned within chased ropetwist or garland borders, the first two with pellets on reeding, the third with spiralling ornament, the first Nicolas Choconain-Delaunay, Paris, 1783/4, 6.5cm, 2 1/2in, the second, Jean-Charles-Marie Boudou, Paris, 1785, 6cm, 3 3/8in, the third probably François Flaissières, Geneva, circa 1790, 5cm, 2in

The first with a few very small dents on the base, the lid not closing entirely flush, otherwise in good order, the second not closing completely flush, small hole at the bottom of the cartouche on the back below the hinge, some wear to engine-turning on both sides; the third with a few smaller scratches throughout, a slightly bigger one to the left of the lid
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