A stunning French silver and niello* table snuff box, oval shape design, opening to reveal the original fire-gilt interior. Struck with the post 1797 maker’s mark D.L with three plumes above and a star below for Désireé-Toussaint Le Grande, Paris c 1840, and with the post 1838 Paris Minerva 1 silver standard mark for silver standard 950/1000. Fab weight, quality and condition, a tactile and pleasing box.
* Niello is a type of enamelling where a black mixture of copper, silver, and lead sulphides is used as an inlay on engraved or etched metal, dating back to the middle ages in Venice.
Condition: In lovely collector’s condition, the hinge and lid functioning as new. There is some wear to the gilding on the inside base.
Dimensions: 70 x 48 x 32. 81.8g
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Internal Reference: S2789
Antique Number: SA1017291
Dateline of this antique is Victorian
Height is 7cm (2.8inches)
Width is 4.8cm (1.9inches)
Depth is 3.2cm (1.3inches)
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