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ALEXIS PROFFIT
French gold snuffbox, Paris, 1784-89
Height x diameter: 2.3 x 7.2 cm. Weight: 120 g.
of round shape, in 21k yellow and rose gold, with concentric decoration of flower friezes, arabesque bands and central rosettes.
Hallmarked with marks for gold in use in Paris from 1784 to 1789, in 1785, silversmith Alexis Proffit.
Verified with XRF spectrometer is guaranteed to be gold at the approximate fineness of 852 ‰ (ca. 20.5k)
€ 16.000,00 / 20.000,00
Estimate
€ 13.000,00
Starting price
Unsold
Live auction 342
CURIOSITIES FROM EUROPEAN AND ORIENTAL ART SILVERS, IVORIES, CORALS, ICONS AND WUNDERKAMMER
Palazzo Caetani Lovatelli, wed 11 June 2025
SINGLE SESSION 11/06/2025 Hours 15:00
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