A LOUIS XV GOLD-MOUNTED SHELL SNUFF-BOX, PARIS, 1743/1744, WITH THE CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF LOUIS ROBIN 1738-1744

A LOUIS XV GOLD-MOUNTED SHELL SNUFF-BOX
PARIS, 1743/1744, WITH THE CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF LOUIS ROBIN 1738-1744
tapering box made of the convex parts of two Oliva Porphyria shells, the outside with natural light brown zig-zag and chevrons creating a mountainous design, the rear of the base part with spiralling tail below the hinge, the gold mounts on the lid chased with a scalloped border, the front with two polished gold lunettes on cover and base and incorporating the reeded pushpiece in the front part of the lid
2.½ in. (63 mm.) wide

Provenance
with Galerie Neuse, Bremen, 1995 (as attributed to Barnabé Sageret, Paris 1747), acquired by
Dr Anton C. R. Dreesmann (inventory no. F-203).
The Dr Anton C. R. Dreesmann Collection Gold Boxes, Objects of Vertu and Portrait Miniatures; Christie's, London, 11 April 2002, lot 920.