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. Illustrated cataloge of the costly tapestries, beautiful old laces, antique brocades and velvets, gold and enamel snuffboxes, watches, 18th century fans, Louis Quinze furniture from the collection of the Duc D'Avaray of Paris [electronic resource] . stoons androsettes. Makers mark: G. H. Diameter, 2% inches. 31— Lons Sixtkknth Snuffbox Circular shape, with detached lid. Chased mountings wrought ingold of three tints. In the center of lid, framed in a chased goldborder, is an oval miniature portrait of a lady. Signed G. E. Linedwith tortoise-shell. Diameter, 11 inches. First Afternoon 32— Lot
. Illustrated cataloge of the costly tapestries, beautiful old laces, antique brocades and velvets, gold and enamel snuffboxes, watches, 18th century fans, Louis Quinze furniture from the collection of the Duc D'Avaray of Paris [electronic resource] . stoons androsettes. Makers mark: G. H. Diameter, 2% inches. 31— Lons Sixtkknth Snuffbox Circular shape, with detached lid. Chased mountings wrought ingold of three tints. In the center of lid, framed in a chased goldborder, is an oval miniature portrait of a lady. Signed G. E. Linedwith tortoise-shell. Diameter, 11 inches. First Afternoon 32— Lotis Sixteenth Gold Snuffbox Oval shape, with hinged lid. Beautifully wrought and chased ingold of three tints. The top of lid is ornamented with a panel oftrophies and borders of leaf designs. The sides harmonize and thebottom has a panel of guiUoche, which is surrounded by a borderof leaf designs wrought in relief. Length, 3/i inches. 33— Gold Snuffbox Style of Louis Seize. Oblong shape, with hinged double lid. Al-most the entire outer surface is covered with a translucent darkblue enamel, over a rayed and yuiHoche ground. The double lidis edged with a border of half pearls anil in one end of the box is amusical box. h. Length, 3 *34—Historical Gold and Box Presented by the City of London to Sir Robert Calder, First Cap-tain of the Fleet under the command of Admiral Sir John Jervis,.May 19, 1797, a similar box being presented at the same time toNelson, commodore, afterward. Lord Nelson. The box is of ovalshape with hinged lid and artistically w rough I in the style of LouisSeize. The lid is edged with a double border of oak and laurelleaves, which frames an enamel painting of the naval battle betweenthe English and Spanish fleets off Cape St. Vincent, February14, 1797. The sides are ornamented with festoons of laurel leavesbeautifully wrought and enameled coats-of-arms, trophies and themonogram of the recipient. On the bottom, within a raised border Fi
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