Superb 18th Century Sterling Silver Snuff Box. Rocaille Decor Louis XV Period. 18th

Superb entirely chiseled silver snuffbox, from the Louis XV period.

The box is rectangular in shape with scalloped edges.
The hinged lid is decorated with a scene to identify presenting three characters. The first is standing in the center and holding a spear. The second on the right makes or unpacks a package. The last one, on the left, seems prostrate.
This scene is framed by curves and counter-curved rockeries.

The bottom of the box represents a loving couple in a forest landscape, all framed by the same curves and counter-curves.

The sides are engraved with flowers and foliage.

The box is hallmarked:
. Charge mark for small silver works between 1756 and 1762: a portcullis
. Letter date difficult to read, perhaps a crowned T, for the year 1759
. Discharge mark for small silver works between 1756 and 1759: a shell

. French control mark posterior to the swan.


Superb and rare silver snuffbox from the mid-18th century, the decor is still rocaille but we sense a softening which marks the period of symmetrized rocaille, following criticism such as the famous Supplication to the goldsmiths of Cochin, published in 1754.

6.3 x 5.2 cm
2.3 cm in height

57.3 grams


Very good state. Wear of decorations and oxidation inside. A small, minor dent inside the lid.



Hand delivery in Paris or sending by insured Colissimo.

France: 15€
Europe: 20€
World: €35