A FRENCH ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX, BY CHRISTIAN PETSCHLER (FL. 1814-1822), MARKED, PARIS, STRUCK WITH THE FRENCH THIRD STANDARD GUARANTEE MARK FOR GOLD 1819-1838

A FRENCH ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
BY CHRISTIAN PETSCHLER (FL. 1814-1822), MARKED, PARIS, STRUCK WITH THE FRENCH THIRD STANDARD GUARANTEE MARK FOR GOLD 1819-1838
rectangular box with canted corners, the sides and base set with panels of engine-turning within opaque dark-blue enamel frames, the outer sablé borders with taille d'épargne blue enamel flower-heads and crescents amidst chased acanthus leaves and foliage, the cover later set with an enamel plaque depicting a group of figures and animals in a pastoral scene, with a lake and mountains beyond
3. 3/8 in. (85 mm.) wide