PARIS 1727 - 1728 - Lot 103

PARIS 1727 - 1728 Circular blood jasper box, hinged 18kt gold mounting, without lining. Master goldsmith: Jacques-Michel LEMAIRE, received in 1722, died in 1776 Gross weight: 74g - diameter: 5.4cm- height: 2.1cm Ram and eagle head hallmarks In Serge Grandjean's book "Les tabatières du Musée du Louvre", a snuffbox by the same master silversmith, also in blood jasper, dates from 1730 - 1731 and is listed under inventory number OA 9949. Condition: the jasper on the lid is cracked but not missing. Attached is a 20th-century circular box opening through the middle, entirely enameled with concentric guilloche on a yellow ground. Engraved signature inside the lid: LENOIR 19 Bd des Capucines. Punched with a swan (twice). Gross weight: 85g - diameter: 6cm - height: 1.8cm