Gold Louis XV snuff-box, Master goldsmith Dominique François POITREAU

Hinged oval box in yellow and red gold. Chiselled on all sides with parallel lines alternating yellow and red gold, it is decorated with six medallions. The whole is bordered by a garland of lake landscapes and castles. The two reserves at the base and on the lid are decorated with a scene of fishing with a net in one case and transport in a boat in the other. All the reserves are richly bordered with garlands. PARIS, 1759-1760.
Wear consistant to age.
Weight: 101 gr (3.56 oz).
Master goldsmith DFP: Dominique-François POITREAU, 1757-1781.
Discharge: shell.
Charge: harrow.
Letter date T for 1759.
Fermier général: Eloy Brichard: 1756-1762.