Superb Romantic Snuff Box, Solid Silver 18th Century. Rocaille Decor, Louis XV Period, 18th Century

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

The box is rectangular in shape.
The hinged lid is decorated with a rich romantic rocaille decoration of characters in a garden, surrounded by fantastic architecture of curves and counter-curves, typical of the style of the reign of King Louis XV.
We see a flirting couple, a putti symbolizing love and dogs, symbols of fidelity.

The bottom of the box represents a couple and a dog in the same frame decorated with curves and counter-curves.

The sides are engraved with flowers and foliage.

The box is hallmarked:
. Trace of hallmark, normally the charge hallmark which should be a bull's head
. Date letter: crowned P, for the year 1755-56
. Discharge hallmark for small silver works between 1750 and 1756: a hen's head
. An illegible goldsmith's hallmark

A superb and rare silver snuffbox from the first half of the 18th century, with a well-marked rocaille decoration, typical of its time. The shape of the box is however already in the classic taste of the post-rocaille period, in fact, as early as 1754 this taste was already denounced, notably by Cochin with his supplication to the goldsmiths.

6.1 x 5.2 cm
2.8 cm high

88.91 grams

Good general condition. Wear on the bottom of the box, with two micro holes, only visible against the light.

Hand delivery in Paris or insured Colissimo shipping.

France: €15
Europe: €20
World: €35