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PETITE TABATIÈRE en forme d'oeuf en jaspe sanguin, la monture en or jaune

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SMALL TABATIERE in the shape of an egg in blood jasper, the yellow gold frame pierced and decorated with rocaille motifs of birds. A motto on a red enamel guilloche background surrounds the rim: "God bless you". The pusher is set with a rose-cut diamond. Probably England, George II period, circa 1750-1760.
Height : 5,5 cm - Diameter : 3,4 cm Gross weight : 64 g.
A similar agate egg is kept in the A. de Rothschild collection at Waddeston Manor.