ADAM'S Fine Jewellery & Ladies Watches 12th May 2026

TUESDAY 12 TH MAY 2026 . STARTING AT 4PM 58 41 A LATE LOUIS XV/EARLY LOUIS XVI GOLD SNUFF OVAL BOX, FRENCH, CIRCA 1770 Of oval form, the hinged cover with engine-turned overall with a waved chevron pattern, centred by a raised oval cartouche chased in relief with trophées d’amour, comprising a flower basket, crossed torch and quiver of arrows, a perched dove and rose sprays sus- pended from a ribbon-tied laurel wreath, within a border of laurel swags and ribbon-tied husks, the sides similarly engine-turned within chased rocaille cartouches flanked by pilas- ter panels, the whole bordered above and below by continuous chased floral and foliate friezes, with the charge and discharge of Julien Alaterre , width 6.7cm, length 5cm, depth 2.9cm € 6,000 - 8,000