A LOUIS XV SILVER GILT AND AVENTURINE SNUFF BOX

Paris 1744-50, with the charge and decharge of Antoine Leschaudel, of cartouche shape, the silver gilt mounts engraved with panels of wave ornament and naturalistic flowers, with shells and diaper work, 5.2cm wide

Provenance: Christie’s Geneva, 8th May 1979, lot 220. The collection of the late Anthony du Boulay FSA (1929-2022).