Râpe à tabac en fer gravé repercé et gravé sur âme de fer doré, complète a

Tobacco rasp in engraved iron repercé and engraved on gilded iron core, complete with its rasp. The back richly decorated with a scene of monkey turban followed by a Cupid in an oval cartouche. Quivers intertwined and rich rocaille foliage. The simple lid is hinged at 19 points, signed inside: "Pierre Dumarais".
The spillway in the shape of a shell.
France, early 18th century 17,5 x 5,3 cm
(Oxidation, wear)