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661 - 18K yellow gold (750‰) snuffbox, round in shape with a hinged lid, composed of circular plates of bloodstone (one of which is cracked and has a very small chip). Diameter: approximately 5.7 cm; height: approximately 2.1 cm. Bears mid-18th-century hallmarks as well as the Master Goldsmith’s mark of Jacques-Michel LEMAIRE (awarded master status in 1721). “Ram’s Head” and “Eagle’s Head” hallmarks.
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18K yellow gold (750‰) snuffbox, round in shape with a hinged lid, composed of circular plates of bloodstone (one of which is cracked and has a very small chip). Diameter: approximately 5.7 cm; height: approximately 2.1 cm. Bears mid-18th-century hallmarks as well as the Master Goldsmith’s mark of Jacques-Michel LEMAIRE (awarded master status in 1721). “Ram’s Head” and “Eagle’s Head” hallmarks. Gross weight: 74.7 gr CM Related work: A jasper box set in gold by the same goldsmith, circa 1730–1731, Paris, held at the Louvre, inv. OA 9949.
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