ANTIQUE FRENCH SNUFF BOX ON FRONT COVER 8K GOLD INSCRIBED "SALON SOUS LOUIS XVI"

Description

View ANTIQUE FRENCH SNUFF BOX ON FRONT COVER 8K GOLD INSCRIBED "SALON SOUS LOUIS XVI" with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. INSCRIBED ON THE LOWER FRONT COVER IN FRENCH "SALON SOUS LOUIS XVI". FRENCH BRONZE& LOW KARAT GOLD ON THE FRONT COVER SNUFF BOX. THIS SNUFF BOX IS ALL ORIGINAL IN AMAZING VERY GOOD CONDITION, NO REPAIRS. FRENCH BRONZE & LOW KARAT GOLD ON THE   FRONT COVER  SNUFF BOX. INSCRIBED ON THE LOWER FRONT COVER IN FRENCH "SALON SOUS LOUIS XVI" THIS SNUFF BOX IS ALL ORIGINAL IN AMAZING  VERY GOOD CONDITION, NO REPAIRS .  I T IS HAND MADE IN SUPER QUALITY,    MEASURES: APPROXIMATELY 3&1/8 INCHES , 8  CENTIMETERS    BY 2&1/8 INCHES , 5&1/8 CENTIMETERS .    THE HEIGHT   IS 1&3/4  CENTIMETERS .   HINGE VERY GOOD, CLOSES NEATLY, EVENLY, SECURELY .       WEIGHT - 135 .3  -  GRAMS .   LOUIS THE XVI (1754-1793).    LOUIS THE XVI KING OF FRANCE GOT THE THRONE IN     1774 AND LIVED WITH MARIE ANTOINETTE IN THE PALACE      IN VERSAILLES.     1793 THEY LEFT THE PALACE IN VERSAILLES FOR PARIS.      BOTH DIED BY THE GUILLOTINE IN 1793.       I DO BELIEVE THAT IT IS AN  ORIGINAL ITEM FROM THE PERIOD.      IF IT WOULD BE A LATER  TOURIST  ITEM, WE WOULD FIND IT      ALL OVER THE INTERNET, IN THE LAST 50 YEARS, NEVER SAW      A SNUFF BOX LIKE THIS WITH INSCRIPTION & LOW KARAT GOLD       MOST LIKELY MADE WITH  SILVER AS WELL.       IT IS AN ANTIQUE HEIRLOOM FOR AN ADVANCED  COLLECTOR OR A MUSEUM .         THIS IS A PRIVATE LISTING, BUYERS WILL REMAIN ANONYMOUS.       PLEASE SEE OUR OTHER ANTIQUES  ON EBAY AND VIEW THE    PHOTOS FOR THIS LOT. Category: Antiques › Silver › Non-U.S. Silver › France. Brand: Unbranded.

Style

FRENCH SNUFF BOX FOR LOUIS XVI

Age

1754-1793

Pattern

ANTIQUE FRENCH.

Region

France

Type

SNUFF BOX

Brand

Unbranded