LYON 1735 - 1744
Rare plain silver hunting cup snuffbox, gilt silver interior, lid opening to two leaves in the middle section, engraved at the push-button ends with a fleur-de-lis and an eagle. The hunting cup is engraved with a later shield and two interlaced letters. The snuffbox fits perfectly into the hunting cup.
Poinçons de décharge des menus ouvrages et charge
Weight : 138 g - length : 10 cm - width : 4.1 cm - height : 4.3 cm
For a similar model, see "L'orfèvrerie de Lyon et de Trévoux" - page 284, lot 155. This snuffbox/hunting cup dates from 1767 - 1768: "It is most certainly a commissioned piece, of which no other example is known".
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