Stock No. 7042	French Louis XV carved ivory snuff box
	French, Louis XV ivory snuff box in a curved shell shape with two gold hinges. Circa 1720. The box is exquisitely carved in the prevalent high rococo style of the period. The carving on both the lid and the base has a shell motif interspersed with chinese figures and faces, shell-shaped fans, bunches of fruit and of flowers, all done in a very beautiful stylised way.

Condition :-Excellent, with very crisp relief to the carving. A slight blemish on the base by the right hand hinge
Circa :- 1720
Size :- 2.7 inches (6.86 cm) long x 1.8 inches (4.57 cm) wide
The high quality of the carving and the gold hinges suggest that this box was made by a master box maker. It is quite probable that this snuff box was made in Dieppe which had a flourishing ivory carving industry at that time.

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