Louis XVI period gold oval tabatiere

Two gold hinged oval box, the lid is covered with wavy friezes of various shapes on an amatized background which gives way to a smooth surface in the centre. Same construction on the base. Both parts have a toothed border in red gold. The frame is made up of four panels engraved with wavy bands within a rectilinear border. The whole is delimited by four pilasters that could symbolise an altar and decorated with garlands of leaves. Mastergold: illegible.
Fermier général: JB Fouache, Paris 1774- 1780.
Weight: 73 gr ( 2.57 oz)
Fermier général: JB Fouache, Paris 1774- 1780.
Hallmark: monkey head, Paris 1774- 1780.
Letter date M: 1775.
MO: illegible.
Control: 2 eagle heads.
REF: 4830
PRICE: €10.500