Snuffbox, ca. 1785, Swiss, Gold and enamel, H. 4.7 cm, L. 8.3 cm, D. 6.2 cm, Snuffboxes, The incuse form of the maker’s mark, a system never used in France, and the appearance of the remaining ones, identify them as “prestige” marks and suggest that the box is one of those made in Switzerland in the last quarter of the eighteenth century in what is considered to be respectful imitation of Parisian boxes
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