A LOUIS XVI ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX, MAKER'S MARK J. J., MARKED, PARIS, WITH THE FIRST CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF HENRY CLAVEL 1780-1782, STRUCK WITH TWO FRENCH POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD

A LOUIS XVI ENAMELLED GOLD SNUFF-BOX
MAKER'S MARK J. J., MARKED, PARIS, WITH THE FIRST CHARGE AND DECHARGE MARKS OF HENRY CLAVEL 1780-1782, STRUCK WITH TWO FRENCH POST-1838 RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARKS FOR GOLD
oval box, the cover, sides and base set with panels of simulated bloodstone enamel, the cover centred with an oval enamel plaque painted en grisaille on a pink ground of a young lady seated on a bench in a garden, the sides set with similar enamel miniatures depicting trophies of music and love, within white enamel beaded sablé borders
2. 5/8 in. (66 mm.) wide