A LOUIS XV STYLE ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX BEARING MARKS INCLUDING A MAKER'S MARK "LPD", POSSIBLY FOR LOUIS-PHILIPPE DEMAY DATE-LETTERS "A" and "B" POSSIBLY FOR 1765, A CROSSED LAUREL AND HOUND'S HEAD MARKS POSSIBLY FOR THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE OF JEAN-JACQUES PREVOST, THE MINIATURE FRENCH, CIRCA 1700 Rectangular box, the cover and base enamelled in translucent green on a guilloché scalework ground, the lid centred by a glazed oval enamel miniature depicting King Louis XIV of France (1638-1715) bust-length in armour and full-bottomed wig, wearing the sash of the Royal French Order of the Holy Ghost, surrounded by a gold frame chased with a laurel wreath with a ribbon-tie surmount, the base chased with an oval rosette with a patera in the middle, the sides enamelled with translucent green narrow flutes alternating with broad flutes centred by gold rosettes, the gold borders chased with bands twisted with laurel garlands 77mm. (3 1/16in.) wide
A LOUIS XV STYLE ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX BEARING MARKS INCLUDING A MAKER'S MARK "LPD", POSSIBLY FOR LOUIS-PHILIPPE DEMAY DATE-LETTERS "A" and "B" POSSIBLY FOR 1765, A CROSSED LAUREL AND HOUND'S HEAD MARKS POSSIBLY FOR THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE OF JEAN-JACQUES PREVOST, THE MINIATURE FRENCH, CIRCA 1700 Rectangular box, the cover and base enamelled in translucent green on a guilloché scalework ground, the lid centred by a glazed oval enamel miniature depicting King Louis XIV of France (1638-1715) bust-length in armour and full-bottomed wig, wearing the sash of the Royal French Order of the Holy Ghost, surrounded by a gold frame chased with a laurel wreath with a ribbon-tie surmount, the base chased with an oval rosette with a patera in the middle, the sides enamelled with translucent green narrow flutes alternating with broad flutes centred by gold rosettes, the gold borders chased with bands twisted with laurel garlands 77mm. (3 1/16in.) wide
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